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

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

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

Correctional Officers and Jailers salaries in Minnesota range from $50,840 (10th percentile) to $80,750 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Correctional Officers and Jailers Salary in Minnesota

SOC 33-3012 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Correctional Officers and Jailers in Minnesota is $64,670 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $31.09 per hour. This is 12% above the national median of $57,970. 3,470 people work as Correctional Officers and Jailers in Minnesota. Wages have grown 24% since 2019, when the median was $52,000.

Median Annual Salary

$64,670

Mean Annual

$65,710

Median Hourly

$31.09

Total Employed

3,470

Salary Distribution

$51k

10th

$57k

25th

$65k

Median

$76k

75th

$81k

90th

How This Compares

Minnesota

$64,670

this metro

United States

$57,970

you earn +12% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$64,670	$65,710	3,470
2023	$58,620	$59,990	4,980
2022	$53,680	$55,650	5,050
2021	$54,950	$56,350	4,750
2020	$52,990	$54,360	4,830
2019	$52,000	$53,510	4,860

Related Protective Service Occupations Jobs in Minnesota

Other occupations in the same group, sorted by salary.

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$100,680
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$91,790
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$83,340
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$83,310
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$83,110
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$82,330

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