Correctional Officers and Jailers · SOC 33-3012
Correctional Officers and Jailers Salary in the Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Correctional Officers and Jailers in the Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $39,120 per year ($18.81 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $27,830 at the 10th percentile to $48,510 at the 90th. BLS estimates 750 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Correctional Officers and Jailers in the Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area earn more than $39,120 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $36,050 and $45,160.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $27,830 | $36,050 | $39,120 | $45,160 | $48,510 |
| Hourly | $13.38 | $17.33 | $18.81 | $21.71 | $23.32 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area$39,120 median for Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $36,050 to $45,160
- Kentuckystate$42,310 median for Kentucky; middle half earns $36,480 to $50,310
- United Statesnational$58,940 median for United States; middle half earns $48,640 to $75,850
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −8% vs Kentucky overall and −34% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in Kentucky
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for correctional officers and jailers, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan areathis page$39,120 median for Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $36,050 to $45,160
- $51,510 median for Lexington metro area; middle half earns $42,310 to $61,080
- $45,330 median for Louisville/Jefferson County metro area; middle half earns $39,460 to $51,020
- $41,120 median for Owensboro metro area; middle half earns $38,730 to $45,280
- $41,100 median for Bowling Green metro area; middle half earns $41,100 to $42,310
- $39,120 median for Paducah metro area; middle half earns $27,290 to $42,310
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for correctional officers and jailerss · Highest-paying occupations in Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
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.