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What sheriffs make
Typical
$70,000
Recruit or bailiff
$45,000
Senior or supervisor
$87,000
Job Bank's national median is $33.65 an hour, about $70,000 a year full time. Job Bank pools sheriffs with bailiffs and court officers, which pulls the low end down. Alberta's government sheriffs earn about $50,000 to $76,000; Ontario's court officers reach about $50 an hour at the top of the grid.