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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Tamela Anderson is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Djrc Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $57,859.
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Brandon Farris holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Bccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $57,859.
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Eugene Reynolds is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Djrc Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $57,859.
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Michael Permenter works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Nwcx Core Security. Their status is full-time. Michael earned $57,792 in 2026.
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Pedro Castelan holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Nwcx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $57,792.
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Stephen Farley is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Nwcx Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $57,792.
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Bryce Howell holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Tcix Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $57,584.
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At Correction, Antonio Byrd serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Rmsi Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $56,448.
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At Correction, Markee Carter serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Rmsi Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $56,448.
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Ladarryl Hawkins holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Rmsi Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $56,448.
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Deserae Allen holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Dsnf Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $56,104.
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Lawren Goudreau holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Mccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $56,104.
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At Correction, Jessica Hawkins serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Djrc Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $56,104.
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Katrina Richards holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Mccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $56,104.
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Anetta Boyd holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Wtsp Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $55,104.
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At Correction, Justin Brent-Mccollum serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Dsnf Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $55,104.
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Christopher Buckman holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Djrc Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $55,104.
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Jonathan Corbin is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Mccx Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $55,104.
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Tremayne Floyd works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Wtsp Core Security. Their status is full-time. Tremayne earned $55,104 in 2026.
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At Correction, Tyler Griewahn serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Mccx Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $55,104.
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At Correction, Richard Harrell serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Wtsp Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $55,104.
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Cherrisse Houston is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Dsnf Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $55,104.
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Gabrielle Jackson is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Wtsp Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $55,104.
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Kendrick Jenkins holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Wtsp Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $55,104.
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At Correction, Kenneth Knecht serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Necx Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $55,104.
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Larry Laymance is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Mccx Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $55,104.
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At Correction, Sabrina Marlow serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Mltc Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $55,104.
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Phillip Mercer works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Tcix Core Security. Their status is full-time. Phillip earned $55,104 in 2026.
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Molly Moffett holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Bccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $55,104.
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Ericka O'Neal holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Dsnf Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $55,104.
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Joshua Palko works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Bccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. Joshua earned $55,104 in 2026.
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Cheryl Parker works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Wtsp Core Security. Their status is full-time. Cheryl earned $55,104 in 2026.
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At Correction, Kody Phillips serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Mccx Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $55,104.
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John Regan holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Necx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $55,104.
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Horace Warden is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Necx Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $55,104.
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Lisa Whitley works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Rmsi Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. Lisa earned $55,104 in 2026.
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Keenon Williams works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Mltc Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. Keenon earned $55,104 in 2026.
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At Correction, Aaron Henderson serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Wtsp Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $55,104.