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 $25,000 in 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 Officer roles 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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Payroll for Steven Lopez (Correctional Officer, CDCR) may cover more than one person; together they account for $192,474 in 2025.
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Richard Romero works as a Correctional Officer for CDCR within Calipatria State Prison. Their status is full-time. Richard earned $192,455 in 2024. Their bargaining unit is R06.
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At CDCR, Cristo Higareda serves as a Correctional Officer within Valley State Prison. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $192,425. Their bargaining unit is R06.
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Sergio Gutierrez works as a Correctional Officer for CDCR within CA State Prison - Sacramento. Their status is full-time. Sergio earned $192,386 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R06.
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Payroll for Jason Smith (Correctional Officer, CDCR) may cover more than one person; together they account for $192,368 in 2025.
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Jason Deisman is a Correctional Officer at CDCR within Substance Abuse Treat-Corcora. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $192,366. They are represented by R06.
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Derrick Wells works as a Correctional Officer for CDCR within Csp - Los Angeles County. Their status is full-time. Derrick earned $192,363 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R06.
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At CDCR, William Mccart serves as a Correctional Officer within High Desert State Prison. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $192,362. Their bargaining unit is R06.
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At CDCR, Charles Leveque serves as a Correctional Officer within Pelican Bay State Prison. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $192,280. Union affiliation: R06.
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At CDCR, Alexander Mcconnell serves as a Correctional Officer within Sierra Conservation Center. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $192,267. Union affiliation: R06.
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Payroll for Michael Torres (Correctional Officer, CDCR) may cover more than one person; together they account for $192,244 in 2025.
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At CDCR, Doug Hidalgo serves as a Correctional Officer within CA Men's Colony. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $192,225. Their bargaining unit is R06.
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Soua Yang works as a Correctional Officer for CDCR within CA State Prison - Sacramento. Their status is full-time. Soua earned $192,214 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R06.
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Rudy Chacon is a Correctional Officer at CDCR within Rehabilitation Center. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $192,115. Their bargaining unit is R06.
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Andres Leos holds the role of Correctional Officer at CDCR within Kern Valley State Prison. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $192,092. Their bargaining unit is R06.
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Nathan Brones is a Correctional Officer at CDCR within Mule Creek State Prison. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $192,085. They are represented by R06.
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Oscar Hernandez appears in CDCR payroll as a Correctional Officer, with $192,061 reported in 2025 — this entry may combine more than one individual of the same name.
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Daniel Vasquez appears in CDCR payroll as a Correctional Officer, with $192,060 reported in 2025 — this entry may combine more than one individual of the same name.
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At CDCR, Nelia Garrett serves as a Correctional Officer within Correctional Training Facilit. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $192,021. Union affiliation: R06.
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Charles Hamilton holds the role of Correctional Officer at CDCR within R J Donovan Correctional Facility. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $192,018. Their bargaining unit is R06.
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Brett Walker holds the role of Correctional Officer at CDCR within Mule Creek State Prison. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $192,014. They are represented by R06.
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At CDCR, Kurtis Harms serves as a Correctional Officer within CA State Prison - Solano. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $192,012. Union affiliation: R06.
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This Correctional Officer record at CDCR for Julio Martinez may represent several individuals, totaling $192,011 in 2025.
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At CDCR, Daniel Nichols serves as a Correctional Officer within Kern Valley State Prison. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $191,980. Union affiliation: R06.
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At CDCR, Kyle Purvis serves as a Correctional Officer within High Desert State Prison. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $191,968. Union affiliation: R06.
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At CDCR, Ryan Braccialini serves as a Correctional Officer within Sierra Conservation Center. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $191,909. Their bargaining unit is R06.
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John Silacci works as a Correctional Officer for CDCR within CA Men's Colony. Their status is full-time. John earned $191,887 in 2024. They are represented by R06.
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Armando Pimentel works as a Correctional Officer for CDCR within CA Correctional Institution. Their status is full-time. Armando earned $191,850 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R06.
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Gene Rice holds the role of Correctional Officer at CDCR within Correctional Training Facilit. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $191,804. Their bargaining unit is R06.
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At CDCR, Robert May serves as a Correctional Officer within CA Institution for Men. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $191,796. They are represented by R06.
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Dennis Jones is a Correctional Officer at CDCR within Mule Creek State Prison. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $191,795. Union affiliation: R06.
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At CDCR, Ruben Rosales Jr serves as a Correctional Officer within CA Institution for Men. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $191,788. They are represented by R06.
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Octavio Quiroga is a Correctional Officer at CDCR within Centinela State Prison. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $191,784. Union affiliation: R06.
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At CDCR, Larry Tate serves as a Correctional Officer within High Desert State Prison. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $191,768. They are represented by R06.
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Stacy Weathers is a Correctional Officer at CDCR within Csp - Los Angeles County. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $191,763. Their bargaining unit is R06.
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Oswaldo Ponce works as a Correctional Officer for CDCR within Sierra Conservation Center. Their status is full-time. Oswaldo earned $191,756 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R06.
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At CDCR, Alberto Gonzales Jr serves as a Correctional Officer within Pleasant Valley State Prison. They work full-time. Their 2024 pay totaled $191,715. Their bargaining unit is R06.
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Humaira Hessabi Hyder holds the role of Correctional Officer at CDCR within CA Institution for Men. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $191,706. Their bargaining unit is R06.
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Louis Correll is a Correctional Officer at CDCR within Csp - Los Angeles County. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $191,675. They are represented by R06.
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Ricardo Munoz is a Correctional Officer at CDCR within CA State Prison - Sacramento. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $191,652. Their bargaining unit is R06.