US Correctional Officer Payscale Study
2006 Annual Salaries of State Correctional Officers- Journey Level
Ranked By Maximum Salary Range: January 2006
RANK
 STATE
 EFFECTIVE
DATE
 MINIMUM PAY
 MAXIMUM PAY
1
 NJ
 JUL-05
 $  52,032   
 $  67,932   
2
 CA
 DEC-05
 46,939
 65,235
3
 PA
 JUL-05
 37,980
 56,146
4
 MA
 JUL-03
 28,417
 54,392
5
 AK
 JUL-05
 39,420
 54,209
6
 NY
 APR-02
 38,542
 52,770
7
 CO
 JUL-05
 35,220
 51,036
8
 NV
 JUL-05
 34,732
 50,312
9
 AR
 JUL-05
 25,142
 48,134
10
 RI
 JUL-05
 36,182
 47,667
11
 CT
 JAN-06
 33,612
 47,172
12
 IA
 FEB-06
 27,649
 46,922
13
 DE
 JUL-05
 27,991
 46,651
14
 MD
 JAN-05
 32,831
 46,568
15
 OR
 DEC-05
 29,682
 45,885
16
 IL
 OCT-05
 29,944
 45,884
17
 AZ
 JUL-05
 31,678
 45,802
18
 VA#
 FEB-06
 37,320
 45,624
19
 HI -
 FEB-06
 22,188
 45,539
20
 MI
 OCT-05
 30,118
 44,558
21
 FL
 JUL-05
 27,364
 44,408
22
 UT
 JUL-05
 30,204
 43,722
23
 VT
 JUL-05
 31,633
 43,242
24
 MN
 JUL-05
 24,012
 42,428
25
 GA#
 OCT-02
 23,614
 41,402
26
 WI
 JAN-06
 23,614
 41,402
27
 ND
 JUL-05
   40,680
28
 WY
 AUF-05
 29,569
 40,625
29
 ID
 JAN-06
 23,982
 40,040
30
 NE
 JUL-05
 27,768
 39,823
31
 IN
 JAN-06
 24,778
 39,000
32
 NH
 JAN-06
 29,035
 38,735
33
 WA
 JUL-05
 29,880
 37,884
34
 LA
 SEP-05
 19,635
 37,752
35
 OH
 JUL-05
 30,846
 37,482
36
 MT#
 OCT-05
 24,960
 37,440
37
 AL
 SEP-02
 23,917
 36,348
38
 NM#
 JUL-05
 20,376
 36,221
39
 MS
 JUL-03
 20,604
 36,058
40
 NC
 JUL-04
 23,037
 35,962
41
 WV
 JAN-03
 21,264
 35,892
42
 SC#
 JUL-05
 24,561
 35,316
43
 TN
 AUG-05
 21,324
 35,136
44
 MO
 FEB-06
 25,068
 35,076
45
 OK
 JUL-05
 23,443
 34,933
46
 KS
 DEC-05
 25,438
 33,218
47
 TX
 SEP-05
 23,592
 32,311
48
 ME
 JUL-05
 24,939
 31,387
49
 SD
 JUL-05
 20,199
 30,299
50
 KY
 JAN-06
 20,651
 27,357
   *US BOP           Jan-06                  39,797               53,149


# BROADBAND

Source:  State pay plans, contracts, and job specifications.  Telephone survey of state
personnel offices.
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Top 10 STATES

(by population  rank)

ANNUAL CO TURNOVER

EMPLOYEE ORGANIZATION

NEGOTIATIONS

STARTING CO SALARY

MAXIMUM

CO

SALARY

STATE RANK IN PAY

1. TEXAS

24 %

NO

$25,416

$33,945

48TH

2. California

6.5%

Yes

$46,939

$73,728

2nd

3. New York

4.3 %

YES

$39,358

$58,076

6TH

4. Florida

13.0 %

YES

$28,007

$45,033

21ST

5. Illinois

4.4 %

YES

$35,868

$45,884

16TH

6. Pennsylvania

5.5 %

YES

$37,980

$65,158

3RD

7. Ohio

< 10 %*

YES

$34,008

$41,350

35TH

8. Michigan

4.2 %

YES

$31,678

$48,526

20TH

9. Georgia

23.0 %

NO

$24,322

$42,643

25TH

10. N. Carolina

13.0 %

NO

$26,209

$42,410

40TH

 

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