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
James Armstrong holds the role of Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. In 2026, their total compensation was $55,704.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Sebastian Milbourne holds the role of Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. In 2026, their total compensation was $55,704.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Micheline Hayes is a Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. 2026 total compensation came to $55,704.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Brittany Longo is a Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. 2026 total compensation came to $55,704.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Onyx Blade holds the role of Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. In 2026, their total compensation was $55,704.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Tierra Dunbar is a Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. 2026 total compensation came to $55,704.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Denise Smith works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. Denise earned $55,704 in 2026.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
At Department of Corrections, Kindel Fakorede serves as a Correctional Officer. Their 2026 pay totaled $55,704.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Source-specific fields
Ayanna Ways holds the role of Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. In 2026, their total compensation was $55,704.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Source-specific fields
Kianna Stukes works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. Kianna earned $55,704 in 2026.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Allen Inabinet works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. Allen earned $55,704 in 2026.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
At Department of Corrections, Rajesh Dahya serves as a Correctional Officer. Their 2026 pay totaled $55,704.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Nicholas Sessa holds the role of Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. In 2026, their total compensation was $55,704.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Danielle Owens works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. Danielle earned $55,704 in 2026.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
At Department of Corrections, Jonathan Rosas serves as a Correctional Officer. Their 2026 pay totaled $55,704.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
James Whitener works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. James earned $55,704 in 2026.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Ebony Johnson is a Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. 2026 total compensation came to $55,704.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
At Department of Corrections, Albertha Benjamin serves as a Correctional Officer. Their 2026 pay totaled $55,704.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Amber Shoemake works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. Amber earned $55,704 in 2026.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Forest Werts works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. Forest earned $55,704 in 2026.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Julie Owen is a Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. 2026 total compensation came to $55,682.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Robin Anderson is a Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. 2026 total compensation came to $55,480.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Desmond Richardson is a Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. 2026 total compensation came to $55,356.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Timothy Warner is a Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. 2026 total compensation came to $55,158.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Milano Hingleton is a Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. 2026 total compensation came to $55,085.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Alex Mobley holds the role of Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. In 2026, their total compensation was $54,932.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Randy Miller works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. Randy earned $54,908 in 2026.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Kermit Whitener is a Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. 2026 total compensation came to $54,894.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Karl Eldridge is a Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. 2026 total compensation came to $54,839.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Takoyia Waring works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. Takoyia earned $54,682 in 2026.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Bobby Anderson holds the role of Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. In 2026, their total compensation was $54,682.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
At Department of Corrections, Daisy Fludd serves as a Correctional Officer. Their 2026 pay totaled $54,682.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Lashontaria Greene works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. Lashontaria earned $54,682 in 2026.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Jared Lorentz is a Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. 2026 total compensation came to $54,682.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
At Department of Corrections, Anthony Johnson serves as a Correctional Officer. Their 2026 pay totaled $54,682.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Charles Brevard works as a Correctional Officer for Department of Corrections. Charles earned $54,682 in 2026.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
At Department of Corrections, Ronnie Williams serves as a Correctional Officer. Their 2026 pay totaled $54,682.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Carolyn Foust holds the role of Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. In 2026, their total compensation was $54,682.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
Wanda Mendenhall is a Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. 2026 total compensation came to $54,682.
Correctional Officer/Department of Corrections
David Hinson holds the role of Correctional Officer at Department of Corrections. In 2026, their total compensation was $54,682.