Tennessee / Correction / Correctional Officer 1*
Job-title file
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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At Correction, Ayden Greenless serves as a Correctional Officer 1* within Necx Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $52,488.
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Michael Head holds the role of Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Wtsp Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $52,488.
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Carla Pride holds the role of Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Wtsp Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $52,488.
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Dylan Alessandra works as a Correctional Officer 1* for Correction within Tcix Core Security. Their status is full-time. Dylan earned $52,488 in 2026.
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Shandrell Alston holds the role of Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Mltc Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $52,488.
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Maigret Ambrose is a Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Rmsi Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $52,488.
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Bruce Anderson holds the role of Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Bccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $52,488.
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Drake Atkinson works as a Correctional Officer 1* for Correction within Tcix Core Security. Their status is full-time. Drake earned $52,488 in 2026.
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Andre Besteder is a Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Tcix Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $52,488.
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Marina Beyer holds the role of Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Tcix Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $52,488.
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At Correction, Sara Bilbrey serves as a Correctional Officer 1* within Bccx Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $52,488.
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Mason Bingaman is a Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Necx Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $52,488.
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Hadyn Body holds the role of Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Tcix Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $52,488.
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Paul Botts is a Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Mccx Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $52,488.
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Jerronia Booker holds the role of Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Djrc Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $52,488.
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At Correction, Darold Booth serves as a Correctional Officer 1* within Tcix Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $52,488.
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Jacey Brady works as a Correctional Officer 1* for Correction within Bccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. Jacey earned $52,488 in 2026.
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Tylar Braun works as a Correctional Officer 1* for Correction within Dsnf Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. Tylar earned $52,488 in 2026.
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Shelia Brice is a Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Wtsp Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $52,488.
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Brandon Brown holds the role of Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Bccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $52,488.
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Timothy Buckles holds the role of Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Necx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $52,488.
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Sean Burke is a Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Dsnf Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $52,488.
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Richard Carrigan holds the role of Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Rmsi Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $52,488.
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Alexander Carnathan works as a Correctional Officer 1* for Correction within Wtsp Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. Alexander earned $52,488 in 2026.
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Mary Chavez is a Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Mccx Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $52,488.
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Thomas Clevenger is a Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Mccx Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $52,488.
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David Clouse holds the role of Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Bccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $52,488.
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Johnathan Colinger holds the role of Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Necx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $52,488.
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Kelsea Condry holds the role of Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Necx Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $52,488.
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Brandon Connell is a Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Tcix Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $52,488.
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At Correction, Keri Cooper serves as a Correctional Officer 1* within Wtsp Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $52,488.
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Abraham Cordero holds the role of Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Bccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $52,488.
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At Correction, Katie Cosby serves as a Correctional Officer 1* within Rmsi Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $52,488.
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Mariah Crew is a Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Wtsp Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $52,488.
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Courtney Davis works as a Correctional Officer 1* for Correction within Tcix Core Security. Their status is full-time. Courtney earned $52,488 in 2026.
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At Correction, Donte Davis serves as a Correctional Officer 1* within Rmsi Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $52,488.
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Logan Davis is a Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Mltc Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $52,488.
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Nathan Deavers holds the role of Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Tcix Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $52,488.
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At Correction, Christopher De Sylva serves as a Correctional Officer 1* within Bccx Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $52,488.
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Venton Devres is a Correctional Officer 1* at Correction within Mltc Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $52,488.