Correctional Officers and Jailers Salary in Houston, TX

Estimates come from the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, the closest geography BLS publishes.

The median annual pay for Correctional Officers and Jailers in Houston, TX is $53,810, 9% lower than the national median. BLS reports wages at the metro level, and Houston sits within the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX metro area, so this is the closest official estimate for the city.

Across the Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX area, Correctional Officers and Jailers pay runs from $47,660 to $58,620 a year, with about 8.7K people employed.

Median annual

$53,810

Median hourly

$26

Average annual

$54,350

Employed in metro

8.7K

Pay distribution

10th$47,660

25th$48,880

Median$53,810

75th$57,330

90th$58,620

Salary calculator

Pay amountPay period

Hours / weekWeeks / year

Hourly: $25.87
Daily: $207
Weekly: $1,035
Bi-weekly: $2,070
Monthly: $4,484
Annual: $53,810

$53,810 a year is around the 50th percentile for Correctional Officers and Jailerss in Houston, TX. The median is $53,810.

Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
Percentile	Hourly	Annual
10th percentile	$22.90	$47,660
25th percentile	$23.50	$48,880
Median	$25.90	$53,810
75th percentile	$27.60	$57,330
90th percentile	$28.20	$58,620
Average (mean)	$26.10	$54,350
Employment	8,650 people

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