Correction Officers in This State Rake in Over $100K Per Year

Considering a career in criminal justice? You’ll certainly have plenty of job opportunities. Currently, about 5 million people are under some level of supervision in the criminal justice system. 2 million of those are locked up in federal or state incarceration facilities. If you’d like to become a corrections officer, you’d do well to consider carefully where in the country to live, as the median pay differs widely by state. We’ve ranked the states by median pay for correction officers as reported by All Criminal Justice Schools.

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• Annual salaries for correction officers range from a low of $25,330 to a high of $108,120.
• Higher salaries may reflect not only the higher cost of living in some states but also the fact that some states have higher tax revenues and better-funded criminal justice systems.
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50. Mississippi

Jackson, Mississippi

• Median: $35,040
• Bottom 10%: $25,330
• Top 10%: $48,630

49. Kentucky

Frankfort, Kentucky

• Median: $36,940
• Bottom 10%: $28,820
• Top 10%: $61,640

48. Missouri

Jefferson City Missouri

• Median: $38,000
• Bottom 10%: $33,270
• Top 10%: $47,700

47. Louisiana

Baton Rouge, Louisiana

• Median: $39,420
• Bottom 10%: $28,420
• Top 10%: $58,800

46. Arkansas

Little Rock, Arkansas

• Median: $40,480
• Bottom 10%: $29,760
• Top 10%: $51,670

45. Alabama

Montgomery, Alabama

• Median: $40,760
• Bottom 10%: $28,200
• Top 10%: $63,170

44. Florida

Tallahassee, Florida

• Median: $41,180
• Bottom 10%: $38,730
• Top 10%: $71,840

43. New Mexico

Santa Fe, New Mexico

• Median: $41,600
• Bottom 10%: $35,590
• Top 10%: $51,020

42. Georgia

Atlanta, Georgia

• Median: $41,880
• Bottom 10%: $32,660
• Top 10%: $53,910

41. Kansas

Topeka, Kansas

• Median: $42,020
• Bottom 10%: $36,250
• Top 10%: $53,010

40. South Carolina

Columbia, South Carolina

• Median: $43,040
• Bottom 10%: $36,070
• Top 10%: $61,650

39. Oklahoma

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma

• Median: $43,690
• Bottom 10%: $29,820
• Top 10%: $53,060

38. Indiana

Indianapolis, Indiana

• Median: $44,370
• Bottom 10%: $37,960
• Top 10%: $58,680

37. West Virginia

Charleston, West Virginia

• Median: $45,550
• Bottom 10%: $33,200
• Top 10%: $72,050

36. North Carolina

Raleigh, North Carolina

• Median: $46,440
• Bottom 10%: $37,670
• Top 10%: $38,080

35. Tennessee

Nashville, Tennessee

• Median: $46,850
• Bottom 10%: $32,960
• Top 10%: $61,170

34. Virginia

Richmond, Virginia

• Median: $47,010
• Bottom 10%: $42,000
• Top 10%: $63,520

33. Texas

Austin, Texas

• Median: $48,030
• Bottom 10%: $41,660
• Top 10%: $60,010

32. Maine

Augusta, Maine

• Median: $48,360
• Bottom 10%: $39,650
• Top 10%: $57,280

31. Idaho

Boise, Idaho

• Median: $48,400
• Bottom 10%: $42,120
• Top 10%: $67,970

30. North Dakota

Bismarck, North Dakota

• Median: $48,560
• Bottom 10%: $40,300
• Top 10%: $60,970

29. Wyoming

Cheyenne, Wyoming

• Median: $48,830
• Bottom 10%: $41,930
• Top 10%: $62,220

28. Montana

Helena, Montana

• Median: $48,870
• Bottom 10%: $38,640
• Top 10%: $61,790

27. Iowa

Des Moines, Iowa

• Median: $48,920
• Bottom 10%: $42,500
• Top 10%: $64,460

26. South Dakota

Pierre, South Dakota

• Median: $49,950
• Bottom 10%: $38,330
• Top 10%: $62,360

25. Vermont

• Median: $50,250
• Bottom 10%: $41,600
• Top 10%: $64,540

24. New Hampshire

Concord, New Hampshire

• Median: $52,350
• Bottom 10%: $40,840
• Top 10%: $72,150

23. Arizona

Phoenix, Arizona

• Median: $53,260
• Bottom 10%: $45,620
• Top 10%: $64,880

22. Delaware

Dover, Delaware

• Median: $53,710
• Bottom 10%: $40,680
• Top 10%: $65,450

21. Ohio

Columbus, Ohio

• Median: $56,530
• Bottom 10%: $43,070
• Top 10%: $63,770

20. Nebraska

Lincoln, Nebraska

• Median: $58,240
• Bottom 10%: $44,550
• Top 10%: $69,080

19. Colorado

Denver, Colorado

• Median: $58,470
• Bottom 10%: $48,870
• Top 10%: $83,700

18. Minnesota

St. Paul, Minnesota

• Median: $58,620
• Bottom 10%: $46,030
• Top 10%: $77,730

17. Connecticut

Hartford, Connecticut

• Median: $59,680
• Bottom 10%: $51,080
• Top 10%: $67,290

16. Maryland

• Median: $58,950
• Bottom 10%: $50,540
• Top 10%: $73,960

15. Pennsylvania

• Median: $59,240
• Bottom 10%: $43,750
• Top 10%: $80,160

14. Utah

Salt Lake City

• Median: $60,030
• Bottom 10%: $41,720
• Top 10%: $73,340

13. Wisconsin

Madison, Wisconsin

• Median: $60,630
• Bottom 10%: $49,690
• Top 10%: $75,030

12. Washington

Olympia, Washington

• Median: $62,820
• Bottom 10%: $50,090
• Top 10%: $89,130

11. Michigan

Lansing, Michigan

• Median: $62,460
• Bottom 10%: $43,040
• Top 10%: $67,870

10. Hawaii

Honolulu, Hawaii

• Median: $63,110
• Bottom 10%: $55,870
• Top 10%: $74,940

9. Nevada

Carson City, Nevada

• Median: $63,500
• Bottom 10%: $46,220
• Top 10%: $101,450

8. Illinois

Springfield, Illinois

• Median: $64,440
• Bottom 10%: $47,490
• Top 10%: $90,970

7. Alaska

Juneau, Alaska

• Median: $70,870
• Bottom 10%: $53,830
• Top 10%: $96,760

6. New York

Albany, New York

• Median: $71,300
• Bottom 10%: $55,210
• Top 10%: $108,930

5. Rhode Island

Providence, Rhode Island

• Median: $76,000
• Bottom 10%: $52,000
• Top 10%: $100,000

4. Oregon

Salem, Oregon

• Median: $78,070
• Bottom 10%: $54,910
• Top 10%: $90,490

3. Massachusetts

Boston, Massachusetts

• Median: $78,810
• Bottom 10%: $59,530
• Top 10%: $90,540

2. New Jersey

Trenton, New Jersey

• Median: $87,460
• Bottom 10%: $50,120
• Top 10%: $99,490

1. California

Sacramento, California

• Median: $93,160
• Bottom 10%: $62,590
• Top 10%: $108,120