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District of Columbia / Doc / Correctional Officer

Job-title file

Correctional Officer

Supervise and maintain custody of incarcerated individuals, enforce facility rules, and keep the facility secure.

633 employees hold this title in Doc. Median total compensation for the role is $73,954, above the department median of $73,954.

Employees
633
Total payroll
$45.1M
Role median
$73,954
Agency median
$73,954
Comparison
Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$55,155$81,286+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 633 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compare jurisdictions

Correctional Officer beyond District of Columbia

This role is reported in 16 jurisdictions. In District of Columbia, the median of $73,954 ranks #5 of 16. See Correctional Officer across all of District of Columbia

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

California
$115,156 · 24,878
Miami-Dade County
$91,300 · 1,602
Illinois
$79,600 · 5,693
Tennessee
$64,050 · 2,032
Texas
$59,438 · 21,615
Maine
$58,638 · 749
South Carolina
$54,682 · 490

Median total compensation for comparable Correctional Officerroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

Page 1

Taya Wright

Correctional Officer/Doc

2024 total comp
$58,079
Base pay
$0
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$58,079
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$58,079
Hire date
2023/05/22
Pay grade
06

Source-specific fields

Appointment Type
Career Service - Regular
Record ID
21,149

Taya Wright is a Correctional Officer at Doc. Hired in 2023, they have about a year of service. 2024 total compensation came to $58,079. They are classified at grade 06.