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Correctional Officers and Jailers Salary in Washington, DC

Estimates come from the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, the closest geography BLS publishes.

The median annual pay for Correctional Officers and Jailers in Washington, DC is $70,570, 20% higher than the national median. BLS reports wages at the metro level, and Washington sits within the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV metro area, so this is the closest official estimate for the city.

Across the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV area, Correctional Officers and Jailers pay runs from $54,560 to $97,340 a year, with about 3.2K people employed.

Median annual

$70,570

Median hourly

$34

Average annual

$71,120

Employed in metro

3.2K

Pay distribution

10th$54,560
25th$59,770
Median$70,570
75th$77,010
90th$97,340

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Hourly
$33.93
Daily
$271
Weekly
$1,357
Bi-weekly
$2,714
Monthly
$5,881
Annual
$70,570

$70,570 a year is around the 50th percentile for Correctional Officers and Jailerss in Washington, DC. The median is $70,570.

Correctional Officers and Jailers in other metro areas

  • San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$132,670
  • Salinas, CA$109,620
  • Bakersfield-Delano, CA$107,220
  • San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$107,220
  • Stockton-Lodi, CA$107,220
  • Vineland, NJ$106,570
  • San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$99,880
  • Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$94,740