Georgia / Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of / Correctional Sergeant
Job-title file
Supervise and maintain custody of incarcerated individuals, enforce facility rules, and keep the facility secure.
2 employees hold this title in Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of. Median total compensation for the role is $61,193, above the department median of $43,959.
Compared with the local labor market
Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers — about 2,310 people — is $58,640. Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of pays a median base salary of $61,193 for this role, 4% above that figure — about the 59th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers 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 First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers — about 53,380 people — is $77,970. Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of’s median base salary is 22% below that national figure, about the 27th 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.
Median total compensation for this role at Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of is $61,193, 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 Sergeant is held in 2 Georgia departments. In Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of, the median of $61,193 ranks #2 of 2.
Median total compensation for the Correctional Sergeant role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
This role is reported in 10 jurisdictions. In Georgia, the median of $61,443 ranks #7 of 10. See Correctional Sergeant across all of Georgia →
Median total compensation for comparable Correctional Sergeantroles 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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Correctional Sergeant/Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of
Rodney Harris holds the role of Correctional Sergeant at Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $62,151.
Correctional Sergeant/Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of
Lakeisha Smith is a Correctional Sergeant at Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities, Department Of. 2025 total compensation came to $60,234.