Tennessee / Correction / Correctional Officer 1*
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Supervise and maintain custody of incarcerated individuals, enforce facility rules, and keep the facility secure.
359 employees hold this title in Correction. Median total compensation for the role is $51,204, below the department median of $65,044.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 359 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 Tennessee, the median wage for Correctional Officers and Jailers — about 6,990 people — is $50,940. Correction pays a median base salary of $62,988 for this role, 24% above that figure — above the 90th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
The bar is the range of annual wages for Correctional Officers and Jailers across every employer in Tennessee, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Correction’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. Correction’s median base salary is 7% above that national figure, about the 56th 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 Tennessee range relative to the national one.
Computed over the 2,030 of 2,032 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 Correction is $64,050, 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 Tennessee, the median of $64,050 ranks #6 of 16. See Correctional Officer across all of Tennessee →
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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Kaedyn Stout holds the role of Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Mccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $51,204.
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Chester Huggins works as a Correctional Officer 1* for Correction within Tcix Core Security. Their status is full-time. Chester earned $51,204 in 2026.
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Da'Niyasia Robinson is a Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Wtsp Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $51,204.
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Miguel Perez holds the role of Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Bccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $51,204.
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Blake Perry works as a Correctional Officer 1* for Correction within Mccx Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. Blake earned $51,204 in 2026.
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Sergio Perry works as a Correctional Officer 1* for Correction within Djrc Core Security. Their status is full-time. Sergio earned $51,204 in 2026.
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Sadie Peterson is a Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Mccx Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $51,204.
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Bethany Amos is a Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Necx Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $51,204.
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Carlos Anderson holds the role of Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Wtsp Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $51,204.
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Lydianna Alvarez holds the role of Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Bccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $51,204.
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Michael August holds the role of Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Dsnf Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $51,204.
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Jesse Balsley holds the role of Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Bccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $51,204.
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Samual Azzalini is a Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Bccx Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $51,204.
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James Baty holds the role of Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Mccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $51,204.
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At Correction, Brooklyn Baxter serves as a Correctional Officer 1* within Djrc Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $51,204.
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Christopher Beach is a Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Necx Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $51,204.
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Cory Beal works as a Correctional Officer 1* for Correction within Rmsi Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. Cory earned $51,204 in 2026.
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Jason Beshada holds the role of Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Mccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $51,204.
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Bailey Bethea holds the role of Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Bccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $51,204.
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Fredrionna Birdsong is a Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Djrc Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $51,204.
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Marquvious Blackburn holds the role of Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Mltc Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $51,204.
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Lauren Black works as a Correctional Officer 1* for Correction within Bccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. Lauren earned $51,204 in 2026.
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Zlaire Boclarie holds the role of Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Djrc Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $51,204.
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At Correction, Kidra Bond serves as a Correctional Officer 1* within Wtsp Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $51,204.
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At Correction, Natory Boyd serves as a Correctional Officer 1* within Wtsp Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $51,204.
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Kadeem Brown is a Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Dsnf Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $51,204.
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Sally Bryan holds the role of Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Necx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $51,204.
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Timothy Browning holds the role of Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Mccx Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $51,204.
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At Correction, Muriel Buchanan serves as a Correctional Officer 1* within Wtsp Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $51,204.
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Ethan Bussell holds the role of Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Mccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $51,204.
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Isaac Campbell is a Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Mccx Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $51,204.
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Shawn Cable is a Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Necx Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $51,204.
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Albert Camper works as a Correctional Officer 1* for Correction within Tcix Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. Albert earned $51,204 in 2026.
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Christian Carpenter holds the role of Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Bccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $51,204.
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Benjamin Carson is a Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Mccx Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $51,204.
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James Charlebois is a Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Necx Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $51,204.
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At Correction, Marco Clemente serves as a Correctional Officer 1* within Dsnf Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $51,204.
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Samuel Coffman holds the role of Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Mccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $51,204.
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At Correction, Joshua Cook serves as a Correctional Officer 1* within Wtsp Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $51,204.
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Adam Cooley holds the role of Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Tcix Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $51,204.