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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Correctional Officer 2*/Correction
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At Correction, David Grinder serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Tcix Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $68,323.
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At Correction, Abdul Fofanah serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Dsnf Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $68,309.
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Manpreet Kohli holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Necx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $68,309.
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Dylan Schwartz 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 $68,307.
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At Correction, Bret Jobes serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Wtsp Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $68,306.
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Anthony Hill holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Mccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $68,304.
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Johnathon Baksa is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Bccx Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $68,303.
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Emmett Broadnax is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Wtsp Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $68,290.
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Kenny Barnette works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Necx Core Security. Their status is full-time. Kenny earned $68,263 in 2026.
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At Correction, Tracy Salyers serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Necx Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $68,257.
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James Clark works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Necx Core Security. Their status is full-time. James earned $68,255 in 2026.
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Derrick Mosley is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Wtsp Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $68,236.
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At Correction, James E Simmons serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Bccx Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $68,232.
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Michael Reyna 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 $68,216.
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Vivian Piphus is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Wtsp Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $68,209.
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At Correction, Tommy Russell serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Wtsp Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $68,203.
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Johnny Armes is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Mccx Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $68,201.
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Arlene Lipscomb works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Wtsp Core Security. Their status is full-time. Arlene earned $68,195 in 2026.
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Michael White holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Necx Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $68,195.
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Garry Collins holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Mccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $68,191.
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Paul Norris holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Necx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $68,175.
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At Correction, Aneecionna Atwood serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Djrc Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $68,171.
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Alexander Briggs is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Djrc Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $68,171.
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At Correction, Brandon Fondren serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Wtsp Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $68,171.
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Melissa Pullman works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Mccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. Melissa earned $68,171 in 2026.
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David Calhoun holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Necx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $68,131.
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Cyndi Housley is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Nwcx Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $68,131.
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Cynthia Harvey works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Wtsp Core Security. Their status is full-time. Cynthia earned $68,127 in 2026.
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Stephanie Weathers is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Mltc Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $68,086.
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At Correction, Lloydene Garland serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Necx Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $68,066.
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John Potter works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Necx Core Security. Their status is full-time. John earned $68,056 in 2026.
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Bryant Bertram holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Mccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $68,044.
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Walker Reeves holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Mccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $68,043.
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Max Blevins works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Necx Core Security. Their status is full-time. Max earned $68,038 in 2026.
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Andrew Hutcherson is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Wtsp Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $68,036.
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Tomi Keeton is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Tcix Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $68,012.
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Steven Johnson is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Nwcx Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $68,009.
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Michael Plumlee holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Tcix Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $67,996.
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Brittany Latham is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Wtsp Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $67,990.
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Jeffrey Hill is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Mccx Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $67,974.