California / CDCR / Correctional Officer
Job-title file
Supervise and maintain custody of incarcerated individuals, enforce facility rules, and keep the facility secure.
23,723 employees hold this title in CDCR. Median total compensation for the role is $115,059, above the department median of $111,126.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 23,723 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.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in California, the median wage for Correctional Officers and Jailers — about 37,860 people — is $96,370. CDCR pays a median base salary of $102,441 for this role, 6% above that figure — about the 61st percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Correctional Officers and Jailers across every employer in California, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows CDCR’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for Correctional Officers and Jailers — about 380,500 people — is $58,940. CDCR’s median base salary is 74% above that national figure, above the 90th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the California range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 19,178 of 23,723 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.
Median total compensation for this role at CDCR is $115,059, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare departments
Correctional Officer is held in 3 California departments. In CDCR, the median of $115,059 ranks #2 of 3.
Median total compensation for the Correctional Officer role in other Californiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 16 jurisdictions. In California, the median of $115,156 ranks #1 of 16. See Correctional Officer across all of California →
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
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Jesus Hernandez appears in CDCR payroll as a Correctional Officer, with $203,019 reported in 2025 — this entry may combine more than one individual of the same name.
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At CDCR, Billy Chavez serves as a Correctional Officer within Salinas Valley State Prison. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $202,992. They are represented by R06.
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This Correctional Officer record at CDCR for Jose Venegas may represent several individuals, totaling $202,990 in 2025.
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Michael Arvin holds the role of Correctional Officer at CDCR within Sierra Conservation Center. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $202,894. They are represented by R06.
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Paul Hannah works as a Correctional Officer for CDCR within Sierra Conservation Center. Their status is full-time. Paul earned $202,881 in 2025. Union affiliation: R06.
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Santos Mendoza is a Correctional Officer at CDCR within Correctional Training Facilit. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $202,872. Their bargaining unit is R06.
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Freddy Perez works as a Correctional Officer for CDCR within Salinas Valley State Prison. Their status is full-time. Freddy earned $202,834 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R06.
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This Correctional Officer record at CDCR for Stephen Johnson may represent several individuals, totaling $202,799 in 2025.
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Antoinette Murillo is a Correctional Officer at CDCR within Central CA Womens Facility. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $202,790. Union affiliation: R06.
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Payroll for Luis Torrez (Correctional Officer, CDCR) may cover more than one person; together they account for $202,765 in 2025.
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This Correctional Officer record at CDCR for Ruben Fernandez may represent several individuals, totaling $202,764 in 2025.
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Greg Kastner holds the role of Correctional Officer at CDCR within Calipatria State Prison. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $202,758. Their bargaining unit is R06.
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At CDCR, Myron Abamonga serves as a Correctional Officer within High Desert State Prison. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $202,712. Union affiliation: R06.
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Tomica Jackson works as a Correctional Officer for CDCR within CA Institution for Men. Their status is full-time. Tomica earned $202,660 in 2025. Union affiliation: R06.
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Manuel Uribe-Herrera is a Correctional Officer at CDCR within Salinas Valley State Prison. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $202,649. They are represented by R06.
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Dorsey Aughenbaugh is a Correctional Officer at CDCR within Substance Abuse Treat-Corcora. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $202,555. Their bargaining unit is R06.
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Rodolfo Aguirre works as a Correctional Officer for CDCR within CA State Prison - Corcoran. Their status is full-time. Rodolfo earned $202,511 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R06.
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Mario Rodriguez appears in CDCR payroll as a Correctional Officer, with $202,498 reported in 2025 — this entry may combine more than one individual of the same name.
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At CDCR, Erica Walter serves as a Correctional Officer within High Desert State Prison. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $202,467. Union affiliation: R06.
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Duane Dinnoo holds the role of Correctional Officer at CDCR within CA Correctional Institution. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $202,457. Their bargaining unit is R06.