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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David Greenlee is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Tcix Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $64,983.
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Ashtyn Hambright holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Mccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $64,958.
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Austin Turner holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Mccx Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $64,952.
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At Correction, Leslie Nettles serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Dsnf Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $64,944.
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Matthew Eddy is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Mccx Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $64,939.
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At Correction, Gregg Patty serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Mltc Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $64,934.
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Angelique Buchanan works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Wtsp Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. Angelique earned $64,931 in 2026.
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At Correction, Jonathan Adkins serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Tcix Canine. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $64,928.
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Frank Morrell holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Rmsi Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $64,927.
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Orlanda Davis works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Dsnf Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. Orlanda earned $64,920 in 2026.
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Allen Trosper holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Mccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $64,917.
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Kristopher Huffaker works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Tcix Core Security. Their status is full-time. Kristopher earned $64,906 in 2026.
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At Correction, Yvonne Alexander serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Mltc Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $64,906.
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Terneka Henderson works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Wtsp Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. Terneka earned $64,903 in 2026.
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Naomi Brady works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Bccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. Naomi earned $64,895 in 2026.
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Erica Murray holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Wtsp Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $64,889.
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At Correction, Jo Coop serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Mccx Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $64,888.
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Jessie Duncan works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Mccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. Jessie earned $64,887 in 2026.
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David Russell holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Tcix Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $64,886.
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At Correction, Mickey Robinson serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Bccx Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $64,883.
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At Correction, Austin Hendrick serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Mccx Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $64,878.
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Patricia Alexander Miller works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Wtsp Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. Patricia earned $64,878 in 2026.
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Joyce Mitchell is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Wtsp Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $64,874.
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Ira Buttram is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Mccx Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $64,871.
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Cody Sawyers works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Necx Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. Cody earned $64,866 in 2026.
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Chanaria Neal holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Wtsp Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $64,862.
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Kevin Chance works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Necx Core Security. Their status is full-time. Kevin earned $64,860 in 2026.
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Matthew Sweeten works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Wtsp Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. Matthew earned $64,856 in 2026.
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At Correction, Ezekiel Bartolini serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Bccx Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $64,850.
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Stephanie Wilcox is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Wtsp Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $64,842.
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At Correction, Shannon Bryant serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Bccx Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $64,841.
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James Morgan Jr holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Wtsp Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $64,838.
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At Correction, Jasmine Hinson serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Tcix Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $64,826.
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At Correction, Courtney Pelfrey serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Bccx Administration. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $64,817.
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Heather Brannon holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Bccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $64,806.
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Reginald Hutcherson is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Djrc Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $64,806.
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Sean Baxter holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Tcix Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $64,805.
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Angela Cobb Norris works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Wtsp Core Security. Their status is full-time. Angela earned $64,805 in 2026.
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Anthony Goforth is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Bccx Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $64,803.
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Brandy Riggs holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Bccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $64,788.