The annual salary statistics of correctional officers and jailers in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of correctional officers and jailers in Hagerstown-Martinsburg 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 | $39,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $52,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $54,850 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for correctional officers and jailers in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $54,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,500.
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 | $51,750 | 8.33% | 13.84% |
| 2021 | $47,440 | -5.08% | - |
| 2020 | $49,850 | 8.61% | - |
| 2019 | $45,560 | 0.22% | - |
| 2018 | $45,460 | 0.31% | - |
| 2017 | $45,320 | 1.61% | - |
| 2016 | $44,590 | 3.14% | - |
| 2015 | $43,190 | 7.06% | - |
| 2014 | $40,140 | 1.22% | - |
| 2013 | $39,650 | -12.46% | - |
| 2012 | $44,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,750 in Hagerstown-Martinsburg is in the middle of salary range for correctional officers and jailers in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of correctional officers and jailers in Hagerstown-Martinsburg is 11.0 percent (11.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Morgantown and 46.3 percent (46.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Morgantown | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Wheeling | |
| Cumberland | |
| Winchester | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Beckley | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Charleston | |
| Steubenville-Weirton | |
| Parkersburg-Marietta-Vienna |