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

Maine Correctional Officers and Jailers salaries are 12% below the US national median of $57,970 per year.

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

Correctional Officers and Jailers salaries in Maine range from $43,170 (10th percentile) to $58,920 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Correctional Officers and Jailers Salary in Maine

SOC 33-3012 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Correctional Officers and Jailers in Maine is $51,270 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $24.65 per hour. This is 12% below the national median of $57,970. 1,010 people work as Correctional Officers and Jailers in Maine. Wages have grown 22% since 2019, when the median was $42,010.

Median Annual Salary

$51,270

Mean Annual

$52,180

Median Hourly

$24.65

Total Employed

1,010

Salary Distribution

$43k

10th

$48k

25th

$51k

Median

$56k

75th

$59k

90th

How This Compares

Maine

$51,270

this metro

United States

$57,970

you earn -12% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$51,270	$52,180	1,010
2023	$48,360	$48,480	990
2022	$44,520	$44,360	1,150
2021	$44,190	$43,660	990
2020	$43,200	$42,830	1,040
2019	$42,010	$42,010	1,160

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