Correctional Officers and Jailers Salary in the US
A correctional officers and jailers earns a national median of $58,940 a year (mean $63,630) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #443 of 825.
How much does a correctional officers and jailers earn in the US?
A correctional officers and jailers in the United States earns a median of $58,940 a year (mean $63,630), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 16% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 380,500 people work in this occupation (SOC 33-3012), ranked #443 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$58,940
per year
Mean
$63,630
per year
Employment
380,500
US workers
National rank
#443
of 825 by median
What a correctional officers and jailers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a correctional officers and jailers (SOC 33-3012) earns a median annual wage of $58,940 and a mean (average) of $63,630. The median is the midpoint — half of correctional officers and jailers earn more and half earn less — and is 16% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a correctional officers and jailers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for correctional officers and jailers is $58,940, and the mean (average) is $63,630. The median is the midpoint — half of correctional officers and jailers earn more and half earn less.
- How does correctional officers and jailers pay compare to the US average?
- At $58,940, a correctional officers and jailers earns 16% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many correctional officers and jailers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 380,500 correctional officers and jailers employed nationally (SOC 33-3012), across all industries.
- Where does this correctional officers and jailers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 33-3012. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 33-3012 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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