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Job-title file

Correctional Lieutenant

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

30 employees hold this title in SC Department Juvenile Justice. Median total compensation for the role is $62,203, below the department median of $62,629.

Employees
30
Total payroll
$2M
Role median
$62,203
Agency median
$62,629
Comparison
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What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$61,326$81,522+

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

How total compensation varies among the 30 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 South Carolina

Correctional Lieutenant is held in 2 South Carolina departments. In SC Department Juvenile Justice, the median of $62,203 ranks #2 of 2.

Highest-paying departments for this role

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

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Correctional Lieutenant beyond South Carolina

This role is reported in 9 jurisdictions. In South Carolina, the median of $68,292 ranks #5 of 9. See Correctional Lieutenant across all of South Carolina

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Miami-Dade County
$152,403 · 41
Illinois
$117,500 · 398
Tennessee
$81,182 · 67
Georgia
$71,680 · 144
Missouri
$58,386 · 326
City of Philadelphia
$25,047 · 104
Cook County, Illinois
$16,110 · 127
California
$13,319 · 2,785

Median total compensation for comparable Correctional Lieutenantroles 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

Employees with this title

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Theodore Scott

Correctional Lieutenant/SC Department Juvenile Justice

2026 total comp
$82,380
Base pay
$82,380
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$82,380

At SC Department Juvenile Justice, Theodore Scott serves as a Correctional Lieutenant. Their 2026 pay totaled $82,380.

Khalilah Prescott

Correctional Lieutenant/SC Department Juvenile Justice

2026 total comp
$80,900
Base pay
$80,900
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$80,900

Khalilah Prescott works as a Correctional Lieutenant for SC Department Juvenile Justice. Khalilah earned $80,900 in 2026.