SOC 33-1011 · Protective Service Occupations

First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$77,970

U.S. median hourly wage$37.49

U.S. employment53,380

Nationally, first-line supervisors of correctional officers earned a median of $77,970 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 53,380 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers: pay and employment by state
State
California	$131,210	$63.08	4,550	0.3
New Jersey	$117,450	$56.47	1,340	0.3
Utah	$110,410	$53.08	340	0.2
Nevada	$107,260	$51.57	190	0.1
Massachusetts	$105,930	$50.93	460	0.1
Illinois	$105,450	$50.70	2,860	0.5
New York	$103,320	$49.68	3,380	0.3
Oregon	$99,890	$48.02	610	0.3
Washington	$98,910	$47.55	1,400	0.4
Alaska	$98,420	$47.32	300	0.9
Hawaii	$97,200	$46.73	60	0.1
Minnesota	$96,720	$46.50	750	0.3
Wisconsin	$96,260	$46.28	800	0.3
Pennsylvania	$94,600	$45.48	1,520	0.3
Connecticut	$89,160	$42.86	490	0.3
New Hampshire	$85,550	$41.13	150	0.2
Delaware	$84,760	$40.75	240	0.5
Vermont	$81,700	$39.28	60	0.2
Colorado	$81,460	$39.16	810	0.3
Nebraska	$80,490	$38.70	340	0.3
Alabama	$80,230	$38.57	470	0.2
Idaho	$79,330	$38.14	160	0.2
Maryland	$79,150	$38.05	2,010	0.7
Michigan	$78,150	$37.57	1,020	0.2
Ohio	$77,570	$37.29	600	0.1
South Dakota	$77,400	$37.21	80	0.2
South Carolina	$77,110	$37.07	360	0.2
Arizona	$74,840	$35.98	890	0.3
Montana	$74,630	$35.88	240	0.5
Iowa	$74,420	$35.78	310	0.2
Tennessee	$74,140	$35.64	740	0.2
North Dakota	$73,240	$35.21	180	0.4
Kansas	$71,590	$34.42	1,080	0.8
Wyoming	$70,770	$34.02	110	0.4
Maine	$67,750	$32.57	140	0.2
North Carolina	$67,270	$32.34	1,090	0.2
Virginia	$64,190	$30.86	2,230	0.5
New Mexico	$63,380	$30.47	530	0.6
Kentucky	$62,780	$30.18	780	0.4
Texas	$62,590	$30.09	4,200	0.3
Indiana	$61,460	$29.55	1,360	0.4
Louisiana	$58,960	$28.35	1,300	0.7
Georgia	$58,640	$28.19	2,310	0.5
West Virginia	$56,490	$27.16	230	0.3
Mississippi	$56,470	$27.15	340	0.3
Oklahoma	$56,100	$26.97	530	0.3
Florida	$55,620	$26.74	6,480	0.7
Arkansas	$49,590	$23.84	1,720	1.3
Missouri	$46,840	$22.52	1,090	0.4

Pay by metro area

All 142 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$135,040	$64.92	540	0.5
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$132,490	$63.70	110	0.9
Fresno, CA	$131,790	$63.36	350	0.7
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$131,780	$63.35	590	0.3
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$131,630	$63.28	160	0.1
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$127,390	$61.25	250	0.0
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$121,600	$58.46	1,990	0.2
Vineland, NJ	$117,450	$56.47	210	3.4
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$115,210	$55.39	110	0.1
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$115,130	$55.35	150	0.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$110,510	$53.13	220	0.2
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$110,390	$53.07	140	0.8
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$105,930	$50.93	320	0.1
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$105,550	$50.75	420	0.2
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$105,450	$50.70	680	0.2
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$104,610	$50.29	150	1.1
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$102,770	$49.41	60	0.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$102,110	$49.09	110	0.3
Eau Claire, WI	$101,550	$48.82	30	0.4
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$100,740	$48.43	450	0.3
Madison, WI	$100,420	$48.28	70	0.2
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$100,320	$48.23	40	0.4
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$100,070	$48.11	400	0.2
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$99,540	$47.86	250	0.2
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$99,510	$47.84	470	0.2
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$98,870	$47.54	120	0.5
Rochester, NY	$98,580	$47.39	170	0.3
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$98,300	$47.26	730	0.3
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$97,090	$46.68	60	0.2
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$96,510	$46.40	110	0.9
Ogden, UT	$96,290	$46.29	50	0.2
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$94,950	$45.65	210	0.8
Rochester, MN	$94,040	$45.21	40	0.4
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$93,600	$45.00	180	0.3
Utica-Rome, NY	$93,600	$45.00	140	1.2
Glens Falls, NY	$93,350	$44.88	40	0.8
Huntsville, AL	$93,080	$44.75	30	0.1
Fargo, ND-MN	$92,860	$44.64	30	0.2
Alexandria, LA	$91,890	$44.18	30	0.5
Omaha, NE-IA	$90,850	$43.68	160	0.3
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$90,370	$43.45	50	0.1
Duluth, MN-WI	$87,010	$41.83	50	0.4
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$86,770	$41.72	160	0.1
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$86,690	$41.68	200	0.1
Pittsburgh, PA	$86,610	$41.64	70	0.1
Lincoln, NE	$86,530	$41.60	90	0.5
Birmingham, AL	$86,350	$41.51	80	0.2
Columbia, SC	$85,820	$41.26	60	0.2
Ann Arbor, MI	$85,300	$41.01	50	0.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$85,300	$41.01	200	0.1
Yakima, WA	$84,640	$40.69	50	0.5
Montgomery, AL	$84,270	$40.51	120	0.7
St. Louis, MO-IL	$83,990	$40.38	280	0.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$82,730	$39.78	140	0.3
Columbus, OH	$81,740	$39.30	90	0.1
Peoria, IL	$81,330	$39.10	40	0.2
Jacksonville, FL	$81,230	$39.05	140	0.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$80,260	$38.59	290	0.4
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$80,010	$38.47	40	0.2
Cleveland, OH	$79,850	$38.39	90	0.1
Boise City, ID	$79,770	$38.35	80	0.2
Syracuse, NY	$79,770	$38.35	90	0.3
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$79,330	$38.14	160	0.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$79,150	$38.05	1,190	0.9
Topeka, KS	$78,500	$37.74	120	1.0
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$77,950	$37.48	260	2.4
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$77,550	$37.28	400	0.1
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$77,310	$37.17	160	0.2
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$77,190	$37.11	510	0.2
Spartanburg, SC	$77,110	$37.07	50	0.3
Fort Wayne, IN	$76,420	$36.74	40	0.2
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$75,790	$36.44	70	0.2
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$75,480	$36.29	180	0.3
Salisbury, MD	$75,290	$36.20	140	2.6
Wichita, KS	$75,150	$36.13	250	0.8
Tucson, AZ	$74,840	$35.98	110	0.3
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$74,510	$35.82	40	0.5
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$74,110	$35.63	160	0.1
Las Cruces, NM	$72,880	$35.04	100	1.2
Jackson, MS	$72,730	$34.97	80	0.3
Yuma, AZ	$72,340	$34.78	80	1.2
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$71,950	$34.59	80	0.1
Portland-South Portland, ME	$70,430	$33.86	50	0.2
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$70,250	$33.77	150	0.1
Kansas City, MO-KS	$69,780	$33.55	270	0.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$69,470	$33.40	230	0.2
Wilmington, NC	$68,440	$32.90	30	0.2
Albuquerque, NM	$68,380	$32.88	160	0.4
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$67,840	$32.62	200	0.3
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$67,530	$32.47	60	0.2
Richmond, VA	$67,440	$32.43	470	0.7
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$66,860	$32.15	750	0.3
Cedar Rapids, IA	$65,200	$31.35	30	0.3
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$64,980	$31.24	40	0.2
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$64,740	$31.13	40	0.3
Charlottesville, VA	$63,600	$30.58	70	0.6
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$63,580	$30.57	360	0.3
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$63,230	$30.40	60	0.2
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$63,210	$30.39	90	0.3
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$62,780	$30.18	70	0.4
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$62,590	$30.09	140	0.9
El Paso, TX	$62,590	$30.09	60	0.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$62,590	$30.09	520	0.2
Lubbock, TX	$62,590	$30.09	60	0.4
Baton Rouge, LA	$62,100	$29.86	610	1.5
Wildwood-The Villages, FL	$61,860	$29.74	170	4.1
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$61,580	$29.61	680	0.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$61,530	$29.58	110	0.5
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	$61,050	$29.35	50	0.9
College Station-Bryan, TX	$60,490	$29.08	40	0.3
Oklahoma City, OK	$60,030	$28.86	120	0.2
Abilene, TX	$59,890	$28.80	90	1.2
Amarillo, TX	$59,890	$28.80	70	0.6
Killeen-Temple, TX	$59,890	$28.80	200	1.3
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$59,890	$28.80	80	0.3
Waco, TX	$59,890	$28.80	50	0.4
Wichita Falls, TX	$59,890	$28.80	100	1.7
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$59,860	$28.78	450	0.3
Terre Haute, IN	$59,730	$28.72	140	2.2
Tulsa, OK	$59,400	$28.56	50	0.1
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$58,810	$28.27	120	1.3
Savannah, GA	$58,810	$28.28	60	0.3
Valdosta, GA	$58,810	$28.28	60	1.1
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$58,720	$28.23	70	0.2
Lynchburg, VA	$58,620	$28.18	50	0.5
Fayetteville, NC	$57,910	$27.84	30	0.3
Beckley, WV	$57,590	$27.69	40	0.8
Knoxville, TN	$55,920	$26.89	110	0.3
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$55,370	$26.62	330	1.7
Tallahassee, FL	$55,370	$26.62	380	2.0
Gainesville, FL	$54,660	$26.28	90	0.6
Port St. Lucie, FL	$54,600	$26.25	100	0.6
Albany, GA	$54,590	$26.24	30	0.6
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$54,410	$26.16	200	1.6
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$53,830	$25.88	140	1.6
Texarkana, TX-AR	$53,620	$25.78	150	2.6
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$53,520	$25.73	80	0.2
Jefferson City, MO	$50,710	$24.38	210	2.6
Springfield, MO	$50,710	$24.38	50	0.2
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$50,580	$24.32	190	0.5
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$48,080	$23.12	40	0.3
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$39,610	$19.05	50	0.5

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.