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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Vanesta Dance 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 $83,666.
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Timothy Windsor 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 $82,892.
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Chris Wright works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Nwcx Core Security. Their status is full-time. Chris earned $82,238 in 2026.
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Rose Currin is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Nwcx Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $80,906.
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Rachelle Chisholm holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Nwcx Unit Management. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $79,709.
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Adrian Fisher is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Nwcx Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $79,567.
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Douglas Hensley works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Nwcx Core Security. Their status is full-time. Douglas earned $79,297 in 2026.
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Christopher Tate works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Nwcx Core Security. Their status is full-time. Christopher earned $79,005 in 2026.
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Kyle Blaylock works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Floating Security Crews. Their status is full-time. Kyle earned $78,791 in 2026.
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Mendez Leniece works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Floating Security Crews. Their status is full-time. Mendez earned $78,414 in 2026.
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At Correction, Carl Kelly serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Rmsi Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $77,858.
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Stephen Melhorn works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Mccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. Stephen earned $77,741 in 2026.
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Djuana Hodges is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Rmsi Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $77,688.
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Phyllis Coby is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Nwcx Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $77,621.
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Michael Reynolds works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Nwcx Core Security. Their status is full-time. Michael earned $77,487 in 2026.
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At Correction, Thomas Kelly serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Mccx Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $77,349.
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James Frasier works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Dsnf Core Security. Their status is full-time. James earned $77,331 in 2026.
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Bobby Schubert holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Mccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $77,149.
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At Correction, Michael Johnston serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Mccx Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $77,123.
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At Correction, Ricky Jackson serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Tcix Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $77,111.
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Dana Daniels is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Mccx Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $77,109.
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Michael Kilpatrick holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Tcix Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $77,077.
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Russell Brown is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Mccx Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $77,055.
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Barry Collier holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Wtsp Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $77,027.
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At Correction, Suzette Ams serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Nwcx Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $76,987.
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Charmain Williams is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Wtsp Academic Education. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $76,267.
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Darryl Hardwick works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Mccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. Darryl earned $76,000 in 2026.
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At Correction, Josh Mcclain serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Nwcx Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $75,865.
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Kevin Icenhour works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Necx Core Security. Their status is full-time. Kevin earned $75,440 in 2026.
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Karla Green works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Nwcx Core Security. Their status is full-time. Karla earned $75,350 in 2026.
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Billy Jones holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Necx Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $75,323.
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Charles Lake is a Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Wtsp Core Security. They work full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $75,212.
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At Correction, Johnny Wilson serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Nwcx Core Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $75,168.
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Kenneth Rosario works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Floating Security Crews. Their status is full-time. Kenneth earned $75,053 in 2026.
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At Correction, Corvian Scott serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Wtsp Unit Management. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $75,046.
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James Walters holds the role of Correctional Officer 2* at Correction within Tcix Core Security. Their status is full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $74,857.
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John Hudson works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Dsnf Core Security. Their status is full-time. John earned $74,642 in 2026.
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At Correction, Ronald Sullivan serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Dsnf Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $74,642.
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Timothy Nelson works as a Correctional Officer 2* for Correction within Mccx Core Security. Their status is full-time. Timothy earned $74,530 in 2026.
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At Correction, Christian Bull serves as a Correctional Officer 2* within Nwcx Housing Unit Security. They work full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $74,426.