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

Virginia Correctional Officers and Jailers salaries are 14% below the US national median of $57,970 per year.

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

Correctional Officers and Jailers salaries in Virginia range from $44,970 (10th percentile) to $73,040 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Correctional Officers and Jailers Salary in Virginia

SOC 33-3012 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Correctional Officers and Jailers in Virginia is $49,980 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $24.03 per hour. This is 14% below the national median of $57,970. 11,720 people work as Correctional Officers and Jailers in Virginia. Wages have grown 31% since 2019, when the median was $38,210.

Median Annual Salary

$49,980

Mean Annual

$54,030

Median Hourly

$24.03

Total Employed

11,720

Salary Distribution

$45k

10th

$47k

25th

$50k

Median

$59k

75th

$73k

90th

How This Compares

Virginia

$49,980

this metro

United States

$57,970

you earn -14% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$49,980	$54,030	11,720
2023	$47,010	$49,900	10,390
2022	$42,490	$45,530	11,120
2021	$40,130	$44,110	12,480
2020	$40,670	$44,670	14,090
2019	$38,210	$42,380	14,750

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