Texas / Texas Department of Criminal Justice / Correctional Officer IV

Job-title file

Correctional Officer IV

Supervise and maintain custody of incarcerated individuals, enforce facility rules, and keep the facility secure.

7,900 employees hold this title in Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Median total compensation for the role is $63,072, above the department median of $59,438.

Employees: 7,900
Total payroll: $496.6M
Role median: $63,072
Agency median: $59,438
Comparison: Above

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$52,441$63,072+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 7,900 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

Correctional Officer IV pay vs. Texas

Across all employers in Texas, the median wage for Correctional Officers and Jailers — about 44,700 people — is $52,670. Texas Department of Criminal Justice pays a median base salary of $59,438 for this role, 13% above that figure — about the 85th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Texas Department of Criminal Justice sits in the local pay range

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$44,870

$48,880

$52,670

$57,330

$60,550

Texas Department of Criminal Justice median · $59,438

The bar is the range of annual wages for Correctional Officers and Jailers across every employer in Texas, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Texas Department of Criminal Justice’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. Texas Department of Criminal Justice’s median base salary is in line withthat national figure, about the 51st percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th

25th

Median

75th

90th

$42,760

$48,640

$58,940

$75,850

$93,220

Texas Department of Criminal Justice median · $59,438

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 Texas range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 21,611 of 21,615 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 Texas Department of Criminal Justice is $59,438, 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

Correctional Officer beyond Texas

This role is reported in 16 jurisdictions. In Texas, the median of $59,438 ranks #7 of 16. See Correctional Officer across all of Texas →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

California

$115,156 · 24,878

Miami-Dade County

$91,300 · 1,602

Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

$86,041 · 562

$79,600 · 5,693

$73,954 · 633

$64,050 · 2,032

$58,638 · 749

$54,682 · 490

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

Employees with this title

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Patrick Mcnulty

Correctional Officer IV/Texas Department of Criminal Justice

2026 total comp

$57,338

Base pay: $57,338
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,338
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4505
Hire Date: Apr 28, 2014
Monthly Pay: $4,778
State Employee Number: 196802

Patrick Mcnulty holds the role of Correctional Officer IV at Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $57,338.

Mark Montoya

Correctional Officer IV/Texas Department of Criminal Justice

2026 total comp

$57,338

Base pay: $57,338
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,338
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4505
Hire Date: Sep 6, 2016
Monthly Pay: $4,778
State Employee Number: 1000384

Mark Montoya is a Correctional Officer IV at Texas Department of Criminal Justice. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $57,338.

Thaddeus Parson

Correctional Officer IV/Texas Department of Criminal Justice

2026 total comp

$57,338

Base pay: $57,338
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,338
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4505
Hire Date: Jun 15, 2006
Monthly Pay: $4,778
State Employee Number: 85585

At Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Thaddeus Parson serves as a Correctional Officer IV. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $57,338.

Audelia Cantu

Correctional Officer IV/Texas Department of Criminal Justice

2026 total comp

$57,338

Base pay: $57,338
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,338
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4505
Hire Date: May 18, 2006
Monthly Pay: $4,778
State Employee Number: 112756

Audelia Cantu works as a Correctional Officer IV for Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Audelia earned $57,338 in 2026.

Cynthia Garza

Correctional Officer IV/Texas Department of Criminal Justice

2026 total comp

$57,338

Base pay: $57,338
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,338
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4505
Hire Date: Dec 27, 2021
Monthly Pay: $4,778
State Employee Number: 354596

Cynthia Garza holds the role of Correctional Officer IV at Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $57,338.

Jesus Villarreal Jr

Correctional Officer IV/Texas Department of Criminal Justice

2026 total comp

$57,338

Base pay: $57,338
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,338
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4505
Hire Date: Jan 18, 2016
Monthly Pay: $4,778
State Employee Number: 949439

Jesus Villarreal Jr works as a Correctional Officer IV for Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Jesus earned $57,338 in 2026.

Rita Holifield

Correctional Officer IV/Texas Department of Criminal Justice

2026 total comp

$57,338

Base pay: $57,338
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,338
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: K

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4505
Hire Date: Oct 1, 2018
Monthly Pay: $4,778
State Employee Number: 1143891

At Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Rita Holifield serves as a Correctional Officer IV. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $57,338.

Danielle Petrey

Correctional Officer IV/Texas Department of Criminal Justice

2026 total comp

$57,338

Base pay: $57,338
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,338
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4505
Hire Date: Feb 9, 2012
Monthly Pay: $4,778
State Employee Number: 2506

Danielle Petrey is a Correctional Officer IV at Texas Department of Criminal Justice. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $57,338.

Jose Ortega

Correctional Officer IV/Texas Department of Criminal Justice

2026 total comp

$57,338

Base pay: $57,338
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,338
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: C

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4505
Hire Date: Jul 3, 1995
Monthly Pay: $4,778
State Employee Number: 4098

At Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Jose Ortega serves as a Correctional Officer IV. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $57,338.

Robert Walker

Correctional Officer IV/Texas Department of Criminal Justice

2026 total comp

$57,338

Base pay: $57,338
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,338
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: D

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4505
Hire Date: Jan 5, 2012
Monthly Pay: $4,778
State Employee Number: 22677

At Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Robert Walker serves as a Correctional Officer IV. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $57,338.

Lillie Carroll

Correctional Officer IV/Texas Department of Criminal Justice

2026 total comp

$57,338

Base pay: $57,338
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,338
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4505
Hire Date: Oct 5, 2015
Monthly Pay: $4,778
State Employee Number: 63720

Lillie Carroll works as a Correctional Officer IV for Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Lillie earned $57,338 in 2026.

Crispin Baquero

Correctional Officer IV/Texas Department of Criminal Justice

2026 total comp

$57,338

Base pay: $57,338
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,338
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: F

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4505
Hire Date: Sep 21, 2022
Monthly Pay: $4,778
State Employee Number: 70775

Crispin Baquero is a Correctional Officer IV at Texas Department of Criminal Justice. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $57,338.

Andrea Smith

Correctional Officer IV/Texas Department of Criminal Justice

2026 total comp

$57,338

Base pay: $57,338
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,338
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4505
Hire Date: Nov 18, 2010
Monthly Pay: $4,778
State Employee Number: 150443

Andrea Smith holds the role of Correctional Officer IV at Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $57,338.

Joshua Northcutt

Correctional Officer IV/Texas Department of Criminal Justice

2026 total comp

$57,338

Base pay: $57,338
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,338
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: M

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4505
Hire Date: Aug 13, 2012
Monthly Pay: $4,778
State Employee Number: 167472

Joshua Northcutt works as a Correctional Officer IV for Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Joshua earned $57,338 in 2026.

Kryzstof Gnatkowski

Correctional Officer IV/Texas Department of Criminal Justice

2026 total comp

$57,338

Base pay: $57,338
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,338
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4505
Hire Date: Jan 7, 2010
Monthly Pay: $4,778
State Employee Number: 190606

Kryzstof Gnatkowski holds the role of Correctional Officer IV at Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $57,338.

Patricia Adams

Correctional Officer IV/Texas Department of Criminal Justice

2026 total comp

$57,338

Base pay: $57,338
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,338
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4505
Hire Date: Dec 17, 2018
Monthly Pay: $4,778
State Employee Number: 192629

Patricia Adams is a Correctional Officer IV at Texas Department of Criminal Justice. They work crf - classified regular full-time. 2026 total compensation came to $57,338.

Tyler Blaise

Correctional Officer IV/Texas Department of Criminal Justice

2026 total comp

$57,338

Base pay: $57,338
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,338
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4505
Hire Date: Oct 2, 2008
Monthly Pay: $4,778
State Employee Number: 198334

Tyler Blaise holds the role of Correctional Officer IV at Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $57,338.

Veronica Hernandez

Correctional Officer IV/Texas Department of Criminal Justice

2026 total comp

$57,338

Base pay: $57,338
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,338
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4505
Hire Date: May 15, 2014
Monthly Pay: $4,778
State Employee Number: 764503

At Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Veronica Hernandez serves as a Correctional Officer IV. They work crf - classified regular full-time. Their 2026 pay totaled $57,338.

Jeffery Price Ii

Correctional Officer IV/Texas Department of Criminal Justice

2026 total comp

$57,338

Base pay: $57,338
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,338
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: B

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4505
Hire Date: Jan 8, 2018
Monthly Pay: $4,778
State Employee Number: 1107972

Jeffery Price Ii holds the role of Correctional Officer IV at Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $57,338.

Moruf Bello

Correctional Officer IV/Texas Department of Criminal Justice

2026 total comp

$57,338

Base pay: $57,338
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,338
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1
Middle name: A

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4505
Hire Date: Nov 20, 2014
Monthly Pay: $4,778
State Employee Number: 759574

Moruf Bello works as a Correctional Officer IV for Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. Moruf earned $57,338 in 2026.

Ernestine Kamngang

Correctional Officer IV/Texas Department of Criminal Justice

2026 total comp

$57,338

Base pay: $57,338
Overtime: $0
Other pay: $0
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $57,338
Employment type: Crf - Classified Regular Full-Time
Full-time equivalent (FTE): 1

Source-specific fields

Class Code: 4505
Hire Date: Mar 6, 2014
Monthly Pay: $4,778
State Employee Number: 748200

Ernestine Kamngang holds the role of Correctional Officer IV at Texas Department of Criminal Justice. Their status is crf - classified regular full-time. In 2026, their total compensation was $57,338.