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What correctional officers make
Median
$58,940
Lower tenth
$42,760
Top tenth
$93,220
The federal wage survey puts the national median at $58,940 a year, with the bottom tenth near $42,760. The figure covers correctional officers and jailers together, so county jail work and state prison work are mixed into the same number. Pay varies more by state than by anything you do.