The annual salary statistics of correctional officers and jailers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of correctional officers and jailers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $38,450 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,730 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $57,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for correctional officers and jailers in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $57,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,450.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of correctional officers and jailers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $44,640 | 0.02% | 22.56% |
| 2021 | $44,630 | 0.56% | - |
| 2020 | $44,380 | 3.54% | - |
| 2019 | $42,810 | 0.42% | - |
| 2018 | $42,630 | -2.72% | - |
| 2017 | $43,790 | 1.19% | - |
| 2016 | $43,270 | 9.45% | - |
| 2015 | $39,180 | 3.09% | - |
| 2014 | $37,970 | 8.40% | - |
| 2013 | $34,780 | 0.60% | - |
| 2012 | $34,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,640 in Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown 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 Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown is 9.4 percent (9.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington and 32.8 percent (32.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Longview.