Correctional Officer

Supervise and maintain custody of incarcerated individuals, enforce facility rules, and keep the facility secure.

10,227 employees hold this title in Corrections. Median total compensation for the role is $17,516, below the department median of $37,946.

Employees: 10,227
Total payroll: $261.1M
Role median: $17,516
Agency median: $37,946
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

-$658$78,990+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 10,227 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.

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This role across Missouri

Correctional Officer is held in 4 Missouri departments. In Corrections, the median of $17,516 ranks #1 of 4.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Social Services

$1,049 · 2

National Guard

$50 · 1

Mental Health

-$33 · 5

Median total compensation for the Correctional Officer role in other Missouridepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Correctional Officer beyond Missouri

This role is reported in 16 jurisdictions. In Missouri, the median of $17,476 ranks #14 of 16. See Correctional Officer across all of Missouri →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

California

$115,156 · 24,878

Miami-Dade County

$91,300 · 1,602

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

$86,041 · 562

$79,600 · 5,693

$73,954 · 633

$64,050 · 2,032

$59,438 · 21,615

$58,638 · 749

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