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Correctional Officer and Jailer Salary in Corpus Christi, Texas

The annual salary statistics of correctional officers and jailers in Corpus Christi, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of correctional officers and jailers in Corpus Christi is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Correctional Officers and Jailers in Corpus Christi, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,790
25th Percentile Wage
$38,470
50th Percentile Wage
$40,320
75th Percentile Wage
$44,470
90th Percentile Wage
$50,010

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for correctional officers and jailers in Corpus Christi, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $50,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,790.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of correctional officers and jailers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$40,320
2.68% 15.70%
2021
$39,240
6.63% -
2020
$36,640
2.81% -
2017
$35,610
15.19% -
2014
$30,200
-6.13% -
2013
$32,050
-6.05% -
2012
$33,990
- -

Table 2. Compare Correctional Officer and Jailer Salary in Corpus Christi with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,320 in Corpus Christi is in the middle of salary range for correctional officers and jailers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of correctional officers and jailers in Corpus Christi is 18.2 percent (18.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington and 25.6 percent (25.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Longview.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$49,280
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$46,640
Brownsville-Harlingen
$46,510
El Paso
$44,640
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$44,640
College Station-Bryan
$44,640
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$44,530
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$44,530
Lubbock
$44,370
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$41,770
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$41,770
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$41,770
Waco
$41,770
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$41,620
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$40,750
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$40,580
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$40,580
Wichita Falls
$40,580
Abilene
$40,580
Corpus Christi
$40,320
Texarkana-Texarkana
$39,410
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$39,400
Amarillo
$39,400
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$38,910
Laredo
$38,690
Fort Worth-Arlington
$38,260
San Angelo
$37,910
Victoria
$33,840
Longview
$30,000

See also: Top paying jobs in Corpus Christi, Texas.