Tennessee / Correction / Correctional Officer 2*
Job-title file
Supervise and maintain custody of incarcerated individuals, enforce facility rules, and keep the facility secure.
1,673 employees hold this title in Correction. Median total compensation for the role is $64,655, below the department median of $65,044.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 1,673 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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Joseph Arcovio is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Bccx Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $53,988.
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At Correction, Claude Salmon serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Nwcx Core Security. They work part-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $53,768.
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At Correction, James Bryson serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Nwcx Core Security. They work part-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $53,768.
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At Correction, Edna Mcwatt-Hicks serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Necx Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $53,760.
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Jason Perry is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Mccx Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $53,760.
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Kazuyko Anderson works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Tcix Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. Kazuyko earned $53,760 in 2026.
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At Correction, Briana Bailey serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Dsnf Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $53,760.
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Raymond Baughman holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Mccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $53,760.
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Steven Birdsong is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Mltc Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $53,760.
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At Correction, Talisa Bonds serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Mltc Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $53,760.
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Aaron Burse works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Wtsp Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. Aaron earned $53,760 in 2026.
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James Bush works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Bccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. James earned $53,760 in 2026.
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Mario Coleman works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Dsnf Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. Mario earned $53,760 in 2026.
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At Correction, Keith Delaney serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Dsnf Central Transportation. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $53,760.
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At Correction, Victoria Evans serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Djrc Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $53,760.
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At Correction, Deanna Glaspie serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Dsnf Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $53,760.
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Billy Gooch is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Nwcx Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $53,760.
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Nehemiah Harmon holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Mccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $53,760.
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Edmund Hinkson holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Dsnf Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $53,760.
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Barbara Ishman is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Djrc Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $53,760.
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Jonathan Lambert holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Rmsi Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $53,760.
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Kimberly Lee holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Djrc Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $53,760.
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Jessica Mabe is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Bccx Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $53,760.
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At Correction, Haleem Mapp serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Rmsi Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $53,760.
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Travis Mccloud holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Necx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $53,760.
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Megan Mizer is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Rmsi Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $53,760.
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Joseph Montalbano holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Rmsi Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $53,760.
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Krystein Myles holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Mltc Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $53,760.
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At Correction, Lee Price serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Mltc Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $53,760.
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At Correction, Del'Jwon Roberts serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Mccx Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $53,760.
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Akevia Robinson holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Mltc Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $53,760.
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Joy Senter holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Rmsi Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $53,760.
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Kristopher Street is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Wtsp Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $53,760.
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Shemica Thaxter holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Djrc Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $53,760.
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At Correction, Mark Thibault serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Mccx Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $53,760.
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Brett Von Riesen works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Rmsi Core Security. Their status is full-time. Brett earned $53,760 in 2026.