How does Correctional Officers and Jailers pay in Iowa compare to the national average?

Iowa Correctional Officers and Jailers salaries are 11% below the US national median of $57,970 per year.

What is the salary range for a Correctional Officers and Jailers in Iowa?

Correctional Officers and Jailers salaries in Iowa range from $44,530 (10th percentile) to $66,000 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Correctional Officers and Jailers Salary in Iowa

SOC 33-3012 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Correctional Officers and Jailers in Iowa is $51,420 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $24.72 per hour. This is 11% below the national median of $57,970. 3,210 people work as Correctional Officers and Jailers in Iowa. Wages have grown 0% since 2019, when the median was $51,170.

Median Annual Salary

$51,420

Mean Annual

$54,720

Median Hourly

$24.72

Total Employed

3,210

Salary Distribution

$45k

10th

$48k

25th

$51k

Median

$61k

75th

$66k

90th

How This Compares

Iowa

$51,420

this metro

United States

$57,970

you earn -11% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$51,420	$54,720	3,210
2023	$48,920	$52,420	3,230
2022	$47,120	$50,580	3,250
2021	$50,130	$52,180	3,120
2020	$50,060	$50,640	3,130
2019	$51,170	$50,400	3,270

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