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

Michigan Correctional Officers and Jailers salaries are 13% above the US national median of $57,970 per year.

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

Correctional Officers and Jailers salaries in Michigan range from $43,890 (10th percentile) to $77,130 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Correctional Officers and Jailers Salary in Michigan

SOC 33-3012 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Correctional Officers and Jailers in Michigan is $65,250 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $31.37 per hour. This is 13% above the national median of $57,970. 8,200 people work as Correctional Officers and Jailers in Michigan. Wages have grown 13% since 2019, when the median was $57,640.

Median Annual Salary

$65,250

Mean Annual

$60,760

Median Hourly

$31.37

Total Employed

8,200

Salary Distribution

$44k

10th

$53k

25th

$65k

Median

$66k

75th

$77k

90th

How This Compares

Michigan

$65,250

this metro

United States

$57,970

you earn +13% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$65,250	$60,760	8,200
2023	$62,460	$58,460	7,790
2022	$60,320	$55,180	7,860
2021	$58,550	$54,380	8,370
2020	$56,340	$53,980	8,610
2019	$57,640	$53,030	9,010

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Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$86,770
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$79,140
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$78,290
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$75,460

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