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

Ohio Correctional Officers and Jailers salaries are 2% above the US national median of $57,970 per year.

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

Correctional Officers and Jailers salaries in Ohio range from $45,800 (10th percentile) to $64,810 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Correctional Officers and Jailers Salary in Ohio

SOC 33-3012 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Correctional Officers and Jailers in Ohio is $58,840 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $28.29 per hour. This is 2% above the national median of $57,970. 12,350 people work as Correctional Officers and Jailers in Ohio. Wages have grown 38% since 2014, when the median was $42,640.

Median Annual Salary

$58,840

Mean Annual

$57,050

Median Hourly

$28.29

Total Employed

12,350

Location Quotient

0.94

Average concentration

Salary Distribution

$46k

10th

$47k

25th

$59k

Median

$65k

75th

$65k

90th

How This Compares

Ohio

$58,840

this metro

United States

$57,970

you earn +2% vs US

Salary Trend

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Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$58,840	$57,050	12,350
2023	$56,530	$55,540	12,560
2022	$50,980	$50,350	12,880
2021	$47,920	$48,120	13,060
2020	$48,630	$47,490	13,930
2019	$47,760	$46,300	13,780
2018	$46,770	$45,190	13,310
2017	$43,290	$43,000	13,100
2016	$44,820	$43,360	12,900
2015	$43,210	$41,890	12,940
2014	$42,640	$41,990	12,740

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First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$98,000
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$80,360
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$78,480
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$77,940
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers	$77,050
Fish and Game Wardens	$76,870

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