Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists Salary in the US
A probation officers and correctional treatment specialists earns a national median of $66,270 a year (mean $73,130) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #345 of 825.
How much does a probation officers and correctional treatment specialists earn in the US?
A probation officers and correctional treatment specialists in the United States earns a median of $66,270 a year (mean $73,130), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 30% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 89,390 people work in this occupation (SOC 21-1092), ranked #345 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$66,270
per year
Mean
$73,130
per year
Employment
89,390
US workers
National rank
#345
of 825 by median
What a probation officers and correctional treatment specialists earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a probation officers and correctional treatment specialists (SOC 21-1092) earns a median annual wage of $66,270 and a mean (average) of $73,130. The median is the midpoint — half of probation officers and correctional treatment specialists earn more and half earn less — and is 30% 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 probation officers and correctional treatment specialists in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for probation officers and correctional treatment specialists is $66,270, and the mean (average) is $73,130. The median is the midpoint — half of probation officers and correctional treatment specialists earn more and half earn less.
- How does probation officers and correctional treatment specialists pay compare to the US average?
- At $66,270, a probation officers and correctional treatment specialists earns 30% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many probation officers and correctional treatment specialists are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 89,390 probation officers and correctional treatment specialists employed nationally (SOC 21-1092), across all industries.
- Where does this probation officers and correctional treatment specialists 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 21-1092. 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 21-1092 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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