The annual salary statistics of correctional officers and jailers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of correctional officers and jailers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $59,260 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $62,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $72,800 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,010 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $95,140 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for correctional officers and jailers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $95,140. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $72,800. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,260.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of correctional officers and jailers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $72,800 | -5.19% | 16.07% |
| 2021 | $76,580 | 10.05% | - |
| 2020 | $68,880 | -8.13% | - |
| 2019 | $74,480 | 4.87% | - |
| 2018 | $70,850 | 10.50% | - |
| 2017 | $63,410 | 3.64% | - |
| 2016 | $61,100 | 1.64% | - |
| 2015 | $60,100 | -1.66% | - |
| 2012 | $61,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $72,800 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for correctional officers and jailers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of correctional officers and jailers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 32.5 percent (32.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 27.8 percent (27.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Valley Region of California nonmetropolitan area.