How does Correctional Officers and Jailers pay in Madison, WI compare to the national average?

Madison, WI Correctional Officers and Jailers salaries are 32% above the US national median of $57,970 per year.

What is the salary range for a Correctional Officers and Jailers in Madison, WI?

Correctional Officers and Jailers salaries in Madison, WI range from $54,060 (10th percentile) to $103,600 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Correctional Officers and Jailers Salary in Madison, WI

SOC 33-3012 · Metropolitan Area · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Correctional Officers and Jailers in Madison, WI is $76,560 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $36.81 per hour. This is 32% above the national median of $57,970. 680 people work as Correctional Officers and Jailers in Madison, WI. Wages have grown 92% since 2019, when the median was $39,860.

Median Annual Salary

$76,560

Mean Annual

$78,920

Median Hourly

$36.81

Total Employed

680

Salary Distribution

$54k

10th

$69k

25th

$77k

Median

$90k

75th

$104k

90th

How This Compares

Madison, WI

$76,560

this metro

Wisconsin

$74,490

you earn +3% vs state

United States

$57,970

you earn +32% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$76,560	$78,920	680
2022	$49,610	$50,120	520
2021	$46,430	$46,730	640
2020	$42,210	$43,000	630
2019	$39,860	$42,300	630

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First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$115,590
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$101,690
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$100,820
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$98,050
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$83,120
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$77,380

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