US Correctional Payscale Study

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

SALARY

STATE RANK IN PAY

1. TEXAS

24 %

$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 %

$24,322

$42,643

25TH

10. N. Carolina

13.0 %

$26,209

$42,410

40^TH

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