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 John Reyes (Correctional Officer, CDCR) may cover more than one person; together they account for $168,201 in 2025.
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At CDCR, Emelda Navarro serves as a Correctional Officer within CA Institution for Men. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $168,199. Their bargaining unit is R06.
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At CDCR, Tony Moses serves as a Correctional Officer within CA Men's Colony. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $168,175. Union affiliation: R06.
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Evon Tran works as a Correctional Officer for CDCR within Valley State Prison. Their status is full-time. Evon earned $168,167 in 2025. They are represented by R06.
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At CDCR, Michael Codd serves as a Correctional Officer within Cdcr/Administration. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $168,134. Union affiliation: R06.
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Victor Duenaz holds the role of Correctional Officer at CDCR within Ironwood State Prison. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $168,126. Union affiliation: R06.
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Robert Vasquez works as a Correctional Officer for CDCR within Valley State Prison. Their status is full-time. Robert earned $168,104 in 2025. They are represented by R06.
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Michael Ruiz is a Correctional Officer at CDCR within Rehabilitation Center. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $168,045. They are represented by R06.
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Matthew Delaney holds the role of Correctional Officer at CDCR within Cdcr/Administration. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $168,035. They are represented by R06.
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David Tidwell is a Correctional Officer at CDCR within Correctional Training Facilit. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $168,010. Union affiliation: R06.
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Anthony Tibayan 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 $168,008. Union affiliation: R06.
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Rogelio Carrillo holds the role of Correctional Officer at CDCR within Salinas Valley State Prison. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $168,000. Union affiliation: R06.
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At CDCR, Hubert Evans serves as a Correctional Officer within CA State Prison - Solano. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $167,973. Union affiliation: R06.
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At CDCR, Reginald Hypolite serves as a Correctional Officer within CA Institution for Women. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $167,968. Union affiliation: R06.
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At CDCR, Edward Velardo serves as a Correctional Officer within CA. State Prison - Solano. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $167,947. Union affiliation: R06.
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James Peel is a Correctional Officer at CDCR within CA Correctional Institution. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $167,943. Union affiliation: R06.
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Payroll for Thomas Schmidt (Correctional Officer, CDCR) may cover more than one person; together they account for $167,928 in 2025.
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Luis Ramirez Jr works as a Correctional Officer for CDCR within Valley State Prison. Their status is full-time. Luis earned $167,926 in 2025. They are represented by R06.
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Kelly Ward works as a Correctional Officer for CDCR within CA State Prison - Sacramento. Their status is full-time. Kelly earned $167,889 in 2025. They are represented by R06.
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Juan Santillan works as a Correctional Officer for CDCR within CA State Prison - Corcoran. Their status is full-time. Juan earned $167,882 in 2025. They are represented by R06.
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Clarence Grant works as a Correctional Officer for CDCR within Csp - Los Angeles County. Their status is full-time. Clarence earned $167,852 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R06.
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Alonso Robles is a Correctional Officer at CDCR within Ironwood State Prison. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $167,850. They are represented by R06.
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Payroll for Jose Acevedo (Correctional Officer, CDCR) may cover more than one person; together they account for $167,822 in 2025.
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John Garza is a Correctional Officer at CDCR within Central CA Womens Facility. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $167,789. Their bargaining unit is R06.
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At CDCR, Adolfo Quiroz Jr serves as a Correctional Officer within CA State Prison - Sacramento. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $167,778. Their bargaining unit is R06.
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At CDCR, Jesse Briones serves as a Correctional Officer within CA Institution for Men. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $167,761. Union affiliation: R06.
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Ricardo Ortiz is a Correctional Officer at CDCR within Calipatria State Prison. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $167,750. Their bargaining unit is R06.
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Jose Palacios Jr is a Correctional Officer at CDCR within San Quentin State Prison. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $167,749. Their bargaining unit is R06.
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Ricardo Medina appears in CDCR payroll as a Correctional Officer, with $167,734 reported in 2025 — this entry may combine more than one individual of the same name.
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At CDCR, Jerald Parker serves as a Correctional Officer within Mule Creek State Prison. They work full-time. Their 2025 pay totaled $167,732. They are represented by R06.
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Heidi Hoffman works as a Correctional Officer for CDCR within Csp - Los Angeles County. Their status is full-time. Heidi earned $167,721 in 2025. Their bargaining unit is R06.
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Anthony Ward is a Correctional Officer at CDCR within CA State Prison - Corcoran. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $167,711. They are represented by R06.
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Israel Sanchez holds the role of Correctional Officer at CDCR within Pelican Bay State Prison. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $167,665. They are represented by R06.
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Gaston Benjamin is a Correctional Officer at CDCR within Csp - Los Angeles County. They work full-time. 2023 total compensation came to $167,577. Their bargaining unit is R06.
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Brandon Carpenter is a Correctional Officer at CDCR within High Desert State Prison. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $167,572. Their bargaining unit is R06.
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William Mayfield is a Correctional Officer at CDCR within Valley State Prison. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $167,553. Union affiliation: R06.
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Magdaleno Maldonado holds the role of Correctional Officer at CDCR within Pleasant Valley State Prison. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $167,549. They are represented by R06.
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At CDCR, Patrick Elias serves as a Correctional Officer within CA. Men's Colony. They work full-time. Their 2023 pay totaled $167,537. Union affiliation: R06.
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Jeremy Marks is a Correctional Officer at CDCR within Pelican Bay State Prison. They work full-time. 2025 total compensation came to $167,536. Their bargaining unit is R06.
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Lorenzo Camacho holds the role of Correctional Officer at CDCR within Calipatria State Prison. Their status is full-time. In 2025, their total compensation was $167,492. Union affiliation: R06.