South Carolina / Department of Corrections / Correctional Officer
Job-title file
Supervise and maintain custody of incarcerated individuals, enforce facility rules, and keep the facility secure.
490 employees hold this title in Department of Corrections. Median total compensation for the role is $54,682, below the department median of $63,461.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 490 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 South Carolina, the median wage for Correctional Officers and Jailers — about 4,870 people — is $47,890. Department of Corrections pays a median base salary of $54,682 for this role, 14% above that figure — about the 66th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Correctional Officers and Jailers across every employer in South Carolina, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Department of Corrections’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. Department of Corrections’s median base salary is 7% below that national figure, about the 40th 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 South Carolina range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 489 of 490 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 Department of Corrections is $54,682, 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 jurisdictions
This role is reported in 16 jurisdictions. In South Carolina, the median of $54,682 ranks #9 of 16. See Correctional Officer across all of South Carolina →
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
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Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
At Department of Corrections, Quest Collins serves as a Correctional Officer. Their 2026 pay totaled $58,894.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Jessica Jones is a Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. 2026 total compensation came to $58,741.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Kimberly Williams is a Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. 2026 total compensation came to $58,704.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
At Department of Corrections, Edwin Lopez serves as a Correctional Officer. Their 2026 pay totaled $58,704.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Nadar Scott holds the role of Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. In 2026, their total compensation was $58,704.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Laneisha Vinson works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. Laneisha earned $58,704 in 2026.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Tiffani Bluford works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. Tiffani earned $58,704 in 2026.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Constance Sinkler holds the role of Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. In 2026, their total compensation was $58,704.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Kwadeesha Taylor holds the role of Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. In 2026, their total compensation was $58,704.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Abdul Williams works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. Abdul earned $58,704 in 2026.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Dallas Williams holds the role of Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. In 2026, their total compensation was $58,704.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
At Department of Corrections, Robert Ferguson serves as a Correctional Officer. Their 2026 pay totaled $58,564.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
At Department of Corrections, Gavin Hudson serves as a Correctional Officer. Their 2026 pay totaled $58,474.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
At Department of Corrections, Alexander White serves as a Correctional Officer. Their 2026 pay totaled $58,469.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Mitchell Alavarces is a Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. 2026 total compensation came to $58,299.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
At Department of Corrections, Shirley Mccants serves as a Correctional Officer. Their 2026 pay totaled $58,283.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Robert Waldron works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. Robert earned $58,204 in 2026.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Olivia Brevard is a Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. 2026 total compensation came to $58,204.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Chance Morgan works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. Chance earned $58,204 in 2026.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Tahirah Mintz Seabrooks works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. Tahirah earned $58,204 in 2026.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
At Department of Corrections, Angelia Peasley serves as a Correctional Officer. Their 2026 pay totaled $58,204.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Valerie Roberts holds the role of Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. In 2026, their total compensation was $58,204.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Cheryl Parker is a Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. 2026 total compensation came to $58,204.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Source-specific fields
Steven Pittman works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. Steven earned $58,204 in 2026.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Jesse Bonilla works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. Jesse earned $58,204 in 2026.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
At Department of Corrections, Dana Middleton serves as a Correctional Officer. Their 2026 pay totaled $58,204.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
At Department of Corrections, Jan Bryant serves as a Correctional Officer. Their 2026 pay totaled $58,204.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Stacey Anderson works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. Stacey earned $58,204 in 2026.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Amber Kershaw holds the role of Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. In 2026, their total compensation was $58,204.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Tasha Gaskins works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. Tasha earned $58,204 in 2026.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Tonya White works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. Tonya earned $58,204 in 2026.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Rebecca Bowen holds the role of Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. In 2026, their total compensation was $58,204.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
At Department of Corrections, Robert Keys Jr serves as a Correctional Officer. Their 2026 pay totaled $58,204.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Teragin Holland holds the role of Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. In 2026, their total compensation was $58,204.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
At Department of Corrections, Lance Davis serves as a Correctional Officer. Their 2026 pay totaled $58,204.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Nickolas Brandenburg holds the role of Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. In 2026, their total compensation was $58,144.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
At Department of Corrections, Ryan Davis serves as a Correctional Officer. Their 2026 pay totaled $58,130.