Georgia / Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of / Correctional Office 1
Job-title file
Supervise and maintain custody of incarcerated individuals, enforce facility rules, and keep the facility secure.
4 employees hold this title in Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of. Median total compensation for the role is $36,631, below the department median of $43,959.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Correctional Officers and Jailers — about 10,640 people — is $47,520. Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of pays a median base salary of $38,184 for this role, 20% below that figure — about the 13th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Correctional Officers and Jailers across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of’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. Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of’s median base salary is 35% below that national figure, below the 10th 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 Georgia range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 3 of 4 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 Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of is $36,631, 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 Office 1 is held in 2 Georgia departments. In Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of, the median of $36,631 ranks #1 of 2.
Median total compensation for the Correctional Office 1 role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Record list
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Correctional Office 1/Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of
Linda Wicker works as a Correctional Office 1 for Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of. Linda earned $40,346 in 2025.
Correctional Office 1/Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of
At Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of, Derrick Hughes serves as a Correctional Office 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $38,184.
Correctional Office 1/Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of
Alicia Gibson works as a Correctional Office 1 for Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of. Alicia earned $35,077 in 2025.
Correctional Office 1/Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of
At Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of, Stevontez Williams serves as a Correctional Office 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $16,962.