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

Louisiana Correctional Officers and Jailers salaries are 28% below the US national median of $57,970 per year.

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

Correctional Officers and Jailers salaries in Louisiana range from $30,570 (10th percentile) to $57,230 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Correctional Officers and Jailers Salary in Louisiana

SOC 33-3012 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Correctional Officers and Jailers in Louisiana is $41,820 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $20.11 per hour. This is 28% below the national median of $57,970. 7,290 people work as Correctional Officers and Jailers in Louisiana. Wages have grown 22% since 2019, when the median was $34,150.

Median Annual Salary

$41,820

Mean Annual

$43,490

Median Hourly

$20.11

Total Employed

7,290

Salary Distribution

$31k

10th

$36k

25th

$42k

Median

$48k

75th

$57k

90th

How This Compares

Louisiana

$41,820

this metro

United States

$57,970

you earn -28% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$41,820	$43,490	7,290
2023	$39,420	$41,480	6,950
2022	$37,200	$38,400	5,620
2021	$37,760	$37,960	8,160
2020	$33,780	$36,300	6,260
2019	$34,150	$36,010	7,950

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