Tennessee / Correction / Correctional Officer 2*
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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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Jeffrey Hatch holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Nwcx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $71,637.
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At Correction, Joshua Widener serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Necx Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $71,595.
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David Mullins 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 $71,582.
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Ronnie Treadway works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Wtsp Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. Ronnie earned $71,485 in 2026.
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Cornelius Hughes works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Nwcx Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. Cornelius earned $71,481 in 2026.
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At Correction, Waylon Carter serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Mccx Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $71,479.
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Melissa Miller is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Necx Unit Management. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $71,400.
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Leonard Davidson is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Nwcx Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $71,355.
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Steven Staggs holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Tcix Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $71,354.
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Nathan Hodges holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Bccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $71,262.
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At Correction, Elizabeth Holland serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Necx Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $71,217.
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Jonathan Patterson is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Necx Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $71,170.
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At Correction, Georgiy Mudrenko serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Mccx Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $71,120.
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Bobby Roberson is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Nwcx Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $71,120.
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Sharon Toliver holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Wtsp Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $71,105.
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Jason Swallow holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Necx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $71,105.
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At Correction, Humberto Cigarroa serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Necx Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $71,087.
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Jimmie Gilmore works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Necx Core Security. Their status is full-time. Jimmie earned $71,041 in 2026.
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At Correction, Johnny Fugate serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Necx Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $71,038.
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Jeff Phillippi is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Necx Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $71,028.
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Timothy Carter holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Bccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $71,011.
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Ricky Barry holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Mccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $70,986.
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At Correction, Marshall Lane serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Necx Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $70,963.
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At Correction, Gregory Brewer serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Tcix Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $70,955.
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Johnny Eastridge works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Necx Core Security. Their status is full-time. Johnny earned $70,953 in 2026.
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John Draus holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Nwcx Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $70,895.
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Roscoe Bloodsworth holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Bccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $70,855.
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Carl Dexter holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Nwcx Housing Unit Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $70,782.
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Kevin Swint is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Mccx Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $70,776.
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Debra Dixon holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Djrc Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $70,740.
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Alec Hayden works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Bccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. Alec earned $70,610 in 2026.
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At Correction, Devon Johnson serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Bccx Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $70,610.
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Tyler Eighme is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Rmsi Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $70,569.
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Canitha Mccranie is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Nwcx Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $70,550.
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Justin Farris works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Bccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. Justin earned $70,538 in 2026.
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William Joseph Carey holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Bccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $70,526.
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Tommy Helton holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Mccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $70,519.
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Susetta Frady works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Bccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. Susetta earned $70,516 in 2026.
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Kenneth Luckett works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Necx Core Security. Their status is full-time. Kenneth earned $70,512 in 2026.
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At Correction, Clyde Felts serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Tcix Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $70,495.