SOC 21-1092 · Community and Social Service Occupations

Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists

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

U.S. median annual wage$66,270

U.S. median hourly wage$31.86

U.S. employment89,390

Nationally, probation officers and correctional treatment specialists earned a median of $66,270 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 89,390 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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Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists: pay and employment by state
State
California	$103,640	$49.83	13,900	0.8
Connecticut	$97,350	$46.81	1,200	0.7
Massachusetts	$94,590	$45.48	1,200	0.3
Oregon	$84,920	$40.83	1,260	0.6
Vermont	$83,820	$40.30	190	0.6
Washington	$82,750	$39.79	2,150	0.6
Delaware	$81,880	$39.37	380	0.8
Minnesota	$81,580	$39.22	2,040	0.7
New York	$80,350	$38.63	4,360	0.5
New Jersey	$80,280	$38.60	2,890	0.7
Michigan	$79,760	$38.35	2,190	0.5
Iowa	$77,390	$37.21	950	0.6
Alaska	$77,000	$37.02	480	1.5
Maryland	$76,390	$36.73	1,370	0.5
Nevada	$75,840	$36.46	780	0.5
Illinois	$74,390	$35.76	2,590	0.4
Hawaii	$73,830	$35.49	40	0.1
Colorado	$71,680	$34.46	2,540	0.9
Maine	$71,140	$34.20	160	0.2
Pennsylvania	$67,370	$32.39	4,310	0.7
South Dakota	$66,870	$32.15	280	0.6
New Mexico	$66,000	$31.73	620	0.7
North Dakota	$65,140	$31.32	250	0.6
Nebraska	$63,460	$30.51	560	0.5
Louisiana	$62,910	$30.25	980	0.5
North Carolina	$62,220	$29.91	3,310	0.7
Kansas	$61,890	$29.75	760	0.5
Ohio	$61,120	$29.39	3,310	0.6
Alabama	$61,050	$29.35	1,080	0.5
Arizona	$60,910	$29.28	1,100	0.3
Georgia	$60,270	$28.98	2,650	0.5
Indiana	$60,170	$28.93	2,270	0.7
Idaho	$59,780	$28.74	760	0.9
Montana	$59,750	$28.72	360	0.7
Kentucky	$59,610	$28.66	830	0.4
Virginia	$58,820	$28.28	2,730	0.7
Tennessee	$58,010	$27.89	2,120	0.6
South Carolina	$56,780	$27.30	460	0.2
Wyoming	$56,580	$27.20	200	0.7
West Virginia	$53,120	$25.54	890	1.3
Texas	$52,880	$25.43	8,100	0.6
Arkansas	$51,180	$24.61	850	0.7
Florida	$50,960	$24.50	4,490	0.5
Oklahoma	$50,380	$24.22	870	0.5
Missouri	$46,840	$22.52	2,290	0.8
Mississippi	$34,110	$16.40	150	0.1

Pay by metro area

All 242 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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Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$144,410	$69.43	560	0.5
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$135,890	$65.33	830	0.4
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$108,150	$51.99	4,700	0.8
Rochester, MN	$105,350	$50.65	70	0.6
St. Cloud, MN	$103,770	$49.89	60	0.6
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$100,690	$48.41	1,250	1.2
Bellingham, WA	$98,940	$47.57	40	0.5
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$98,100	$47.16	640	0.2
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$97,410	$46.83	140	1.1
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$97,350	$46.81	480	0.8
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$97,350	$46.81	190	1.2
Stockton-Lodi, CA	$97,070	$46.67	240	0.8
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$96,970	$46.62	1,260	0.7
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$93,550	$44.98	210	0.7
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$92,880	$44.65	530	1.6
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$90,230	$43.38	80	1.0
Medford, OR	$87,780	$42.20	60	0.6
Salem, OR	$86,870	$41.76	90	0.5
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$85,650	$41.18	120	0.9
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$85,430	$41.07	770	0.4
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$85,130	$40.93	220	0.8
Kennewick-Richland, WA	$85,040	$40.88	140	1.1
Bend, OR	$84,930	$40.83	120	1.1
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$84,780	$40.76	50	0.5
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$84,220	$40.49	50	0.4
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$84,090	$40.43	80	0.5
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$83,510	$40.15	700	0.6
Ann Arbor, MI	$83,180	$39.99	60	0.3
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$83,180	$39.99	730	0.4
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$83,180	$39.99	80	0.4
Saginaw, MI	$83,180	$39.99	50	0.7
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$83,030	$39.92	360	0.7
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$82,430	$39.63	370	0.4
Pittsburgh, PA	$82,220	$39.53	720	0.6
Rochester, NY	$82,010	$39.43	270	0.5
Ogden, UT	$81,950	$39.40	130	0.5
Duluth, MN-WI	$81,580	$39.22	Not published	Not published
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$81,540	$39.20	250	0.6
Fresno, CA	$81,310	$39.09	600	1.3
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$80,610	$38.76	410	1.7
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$80,430	$38.67	1,240	0.6
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$80,420	$38.66	180	1.1
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$79,760	$38.35	320	0.5
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$79,370	$38.16	220	0.5
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$79,370	$38.16	3,490	0.4
Visalia, CA	$77,550	$37.28	180	1.0
Binghamton, NY	$77,540	$37.28	40	0.4
Jackson, MI	$77,430	$37.22	80	1.4
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$77,230	$37.13	1,100	0.7
Cedar Rapids, IA	$77,020	$37.03	160	1.1
Longview-Kelso, WA	$76,810	$36.93	40	0.9
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$76,810	$36.93	250	1.0
Anchorage, AK	$76,650	$36.85	280	1.6
Boulder, CO	$76,290	$36.68	110	0.6
Chico, CA	$76,250	$36.66	110	1.5
Bloomington, IN	$76,190	$36.63	90	1.3
Utica-Rome, NY	$75,490	$36.29	160	1.3
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$75,220	$36.16	130	1.2
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI	$75,190	$36.15	60	0.5
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$74,960	$36.04	840	0.6
Salisbury, MD	$74,960	$36.04	60	1.2
Yakima, WA	$74,940	$36.03	90	0.9
Peoria, IL	$74,410	$35.77	120	0.7
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$74,310	$35.73	1,890	0.7
Columbus, OH	$73,690	$35.43	480	0.4
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$73,610	$35.39	840	0.3
Monroe, MI	$73,110	$35.15	40	0.9
Glens Falls, NY	$72,920	$35.06	50	0.9
Traverse City, MI	$72,690	$34.95	40	0.6
Syracuse, NY	$71,870	$34.55	250	0.8
Colorado Springs, CO	$71,680	$34.46	230	0.7
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$71,680	$34.46	1,040	0.6
Fort Wayne, IN	$71,300	$34.28	160	0.7
Fargo, ND-MN	$70,830	$34.05	70	0.5
Reno, NV	$70,010	$33.66	50	0.2
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$69,590	$33.46	290	1.7
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$68,970	$33.16	400	1.2
Portland-South Portland, ME	$68,410	$32.89	50	0.2
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$67,900	$32.65	50	0.7
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$67,610	$32.51	1,560	0.3
Bismarck, ND	$67,460	$32.43	100	1.5
Lincoln, NE	$66,700	$32.07	150	0.8
Topeka, KS	$66,520	$31.98	80	0.7
Winston-Salem, NC	$66,270	$31.86	190	0.7
Albuquerque, NM	$66,000	$31.73	290	0.7
Las Cruces, NM	$66,000	$31.73	60	0.8
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$65,990	$31.73	230	0.6
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$65,920	$31.69	130	0.7
Birmingham, AL	$65,720	$31.59	240	0.5
Omaha, NE-IA	$65,520	$31.50	240	0.5
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$65,510	$31.49	180	0.4
Alexandria, LA	$65,490	$31.49	70	1.2
Baton Rouge, LA	$65,490	$31.49	130	0.3
Monroe, LA	$65,490	$31.49	70	0.8
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$65,490	$31.48	340	0.5
Grand Junction, CO	$65,090	$31.29	110	1.6
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC	$64,860	$31.18	160	1.0
Lewiston, ID-WA	$64,820	$31.17	30	1.1
Tucson, AZ	$64,470	$31.00	220	0.6
Grand Forks, ND-MN	$64,150	$30.84	40	0.8
Dothan, AL	$64,140	$30.84	30	0.5
Mobile, AL	$64,140	$30.84	80	0.5
Rapid City, SD	$63,540	$30.55	60	0.9
Coeur d'Alene, ID	$63,270	$30.42	60	0.8
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$63,150	$30.36	650	0.5
Erie, PA	$63,150	$30.36	150	1.2
Asheville, NC	$63,060	$30.32	120	0.7
Columbia, SC	$62,830	$30.21	120	0.3
Athens-Clarke County, GA	$62,450	$30.02	50	0.5
Santa Fe, NM	$62,380	$29.99	40	0.6
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$62,220	$29.91	580	0.4
Lima, OH	$62,150	$29.88	50	1.0
Odessa, TX	$62,140	$29.87	40	0.5
Wichita, KS	$61,840	$29.73	180	0.6
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$61,730	$29.68	470	0.2
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$61,710	$29.67	220	0.9
Green Bay, WI	$61,690	$29.66	80	0.5
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$61,690	$29.66	280	0.3
Bay City, MI	$61,310	$29.48	50	1.5
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$61,270	$29.46	1,170	0.4
Cleveland, OH	$61,120	$29.39	550	0.5
Boise City, ID	$61,030	$29.34	330	0.8
Mansfield, OH	$60,900	$29.28	50	0.9
Madison, WI	$60,790	$29.23	110	0.3
Rome, GA	$60,590	$29.13	30	0.7
Savannah, GA	$60,590	$29.13	100	0.5
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ	$60,490	$29.08	100	1.4
Toledo, OH	$60,430	$29.06	240	0.8
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$60,170	$28.93	630	0.6
Great Falls, MT	$60,120	$28.91	40	1.1
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$60,090	$28.89	90	0.7
Richmond, VA	$60,030	$28.86	510	0.8
Spartanburg, SC	$59,960	$28.83	40	0.3
Billings, MT	$59,750	$28.72	60	0.7
Clarksville, TN-KY	$59,670	$28.69	80	0.7
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$59,640	$28.67	40	0.3
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$59,610	$28.66	60	0.2
Montgomery, AL	$59,560	$28.64	160	1.0
Wilmington, NC	$59,480	$28.60	180	1.0
Evansville, IN	$59,430	$28.57	70	0.5
Huntsville, AL	$59,420	$28.57	110	0.4
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$59,380	$28.55	590	0.5
Macon-Bibb County, GA	$59,180	$28.45	80	0.8
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$59,170	$28.45	1,340	0.3
Gainesville, GA	$58,960	$28.35	50	0.5
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$58,930	$28.33	150	1.3
Charlottesville, VA	$58,830	$28.28	60	0.5
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$58,830	$28.28	560	0.7
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$58,490	$28.12	390	0.3
Fayetteville, NC	$58,420	$28.09	120	0.9
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$58,420	$28.09	260	0.7
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$58,380	$28.07	330	0.5
Winchester, VA-WV	$58,110	$27.94	50	0.8
Tuscaloosa, AL	$58,100	$27.93	40	0.4
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$58,040	$27.90	60	0.6
Idaho Falls, ID	$58,030	$27.90	60	0.7
Knoxville, TN	$58,030	$27.90	250	0.6
Twin Falls, ID	$58,030	$27.90	70	1.3
Jackson, TN	$58,010	$27.89	80	1.0
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$58,010	$27.89	270	0.4
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$58,010	$27.89	630	0.6
Warner Robins, GA	$58,010	$27.89	50	0.7
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$57,950	$27.86	390	1.1
Roanoke, VA	$57,930	$27.85	100	0.7
Dalton, GA	$57,820	$27.80	40	0.6
Terre Haute, IN	$57,740	$27.76	80	1.2
Abilene, TX	$57,640	$27.71	130	1.7
Albany, GA	$57,560	$27.68	40	0.7
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA	$56,920	$27.36	50	0.6
Akron, OH	$56,830	$27.32	140	0.5
Cheyenne, WY	$56,430	$27.13	30	0.7
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$56,420	$27.12	200	0.8
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$56,230	$27.03	50	0.1
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$56,230	$27.03	60	0.1
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$56,070	$26.96	160	0.7
Port St. Lucie, FL	$55,910	$26.88	120	0.7
Charleston, WV	$55,580	$26.72	220	2.1
Yuma, AZ	$55,460	$26.66	80	1.2
State College, PA	$55,220	$26.55	30	0.5
Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ	$55,090	$26.49	70	1.2
Columbus, GA-AL	$55,080	$26.48	90	0.8
Valdosta, GA	$55,080	$26.48	60	1.2
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$54,860	$26.37	170	0.5
Jonesboro, AR	$54,550	$26.23	30	0.5
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$54,540	$26.22	1,070	0.4
Elkhart-Goshen, IN	$54,490	$26.20	60	0.5
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL	$54,200	$26.06	60	0.5
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$54,170	$26.05	110	0.8
Harrisonburg, VA	$54,100	$26.01	40	0.6
Parkersburg-Vienna, WV	$53,440	$25.69	40	1.1
Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA	$53,330	$25.64	50	1.1
Sherman-Denison, TX	$52,880	$25.43	70	1.3
Tyler, TX	$52,880	$25.43	80	0.7
Waco, TX	$52,880	$25.43	110	0.8
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$52,860	$25.42	180	1.1
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$52,820	$25.40	200	0.5
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$52,730	$25.35	100	0.4
Amarillo, TX	$52,610	$25.29	140	1.2
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$51,820	$24.91	2,320	0.7
Beckley, WV	$51,800	$24.90	50	1.3
Killeen-Temple, TX	$51,740	$24.88	230	1.5
Midland, TX	$51,580	$24.80	40	0.3
Canton-Massillon, OH	$51,550	$24.79	130	0.8
Longview, TX	$50,970	$24.50	40	0.4
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$50,960	$24.50	540	0.4
Tulsa, OK	$50,810	$24.43	140	0.3
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$50,670	$24.36	630	0.4
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$50,440	$24.25	140	0.4
Oklahoma City, OK	$50,170	$24.12	280	0.4
Kansas City, MO-KS	$49,380	$23.74	420	0.4
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$49,360	$23.73	180	0.8
Ocala, FL	$49,360	$23.73	100	0.8
Springfield, OH	$49,260	$23.68	60	1.2
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL	$49,070	$23.59	140	0.8
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$48,670	$23.40	180	0.7
Tallahassee, FL	$48,670	$23.40	140	0.8
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$48,530	$23.33	110	0.4
San Angelo, TX	$48,270	$23.21	60	1.1
El Paso, TX	$48,260	$23.20	290	0.9
College Station-Bryan, TX	$48,000	$23.08	110	0.8
Texarkana, TX-AR	$47,880	$23.02	80	1.4
Rockford, IL	$47,600	$22.89	90	0.7
Springfield, IL	$47,580	$22.87	30	0.3
St. Louis, MO-IL	$47,260	$22.72	660	0.5
Gainesville, FL	$47,240	$22.71	90	0.6
Jacksonville, FL	$47,240	$22.71	270	0.4
Wheeling, WV-OH	$47,230	$22.71	60	1.1
Corpus Christi, TX	$47,150	$22.67	140	0.7
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$47,130	$22.66	160	0.7
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$46,940	$22.57	380	1.3
Columbia, MO	$46,840	$22.52	80	0.7
Jefferson City, MO	$46,840	$22.52	220	2.7
Joplin, MO-KS	$46,840	$22.52	40	0.4
St. Joseph, MO-KS	$46,840	$22.52	100	1.9
Springfield, MO	$46,840	$22.52	160	0.7
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$46,430	$22.32	140	1.6
Lynchburg, VA	$46,320	$22.27	110	1.1
Johnson City, TN	$45,610	$21.93	180	2.2
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	$45,500	$21.88	210	1.4
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$45,410	$21.83	80	0.8
Jackson, MS	$34,110	$16.40	40	0.1
Youngstown-Warren, OH	Not published	Not published	100	0.6

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.