First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers Career, Salary and Skills
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers have a BLS-reported national median annual wage of $77,970 based on the 2025 OEWS dataset, with reported national employment of 53,380. Wage data is published for 191 locations.
Occupation description
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of correctional officers and jailers.
O*NET code
33-1011.00
Job zone
3
Typical education
High School Diploma or the equivalent (such as a GED)
Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
National salary and employment
Median annual
$77,970
Hourly median
$37.49
Employment
53,380
Data year
2025
National salary distribution
Top skills
| Skill | Importance | Level |
|---|---|---|
| Critical Thinking | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Active Listening | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Monitoring | 4.00 | 4.25 |
| Coordination | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Social Perceptiveness | 4.00 | 4.00 |
| Speaking | 3.88 | 4.00 |
| Reading Comprehension | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Management of Personnel Resources | 3.75 | 4.00 |
| Writing | 3.50 | 3.62 |
| Persuasion | 3.50 | 3.62 |
Typical tasks
- Resolve problems between inmates.
- Set up employee work schedules.
- Take, receive, or check periodic inmate counts.
- Maintain order, discipline, and security within assigned areas in accordance with relevant rules, regulations, policies, and laws.
- Maintain knowledge of, comply with, and enforce all institutional policies, rules, procedures, and regulations.
- Respond to emergencies, such as escapes.
- Supervise and direct the work of correctional officers to ensure the safe custody, discipline, and welfare of inmates.
- Instruct employees or provide on-the-job training.
Technology
- 3M Electronic Monitoring
- Email software
- Guardian RFID
- Jail management software
- Microsoft Access
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft Office software
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Microsoft Word
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers salary by location
Areas with the highest reported employment for this occupation.
- First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers Salary in FLMedian $55,620 · Employment 6,480
- First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers Salary in CAMedian $131,210 · Employment 4,550
- First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers Salary in TXMedian $62,590 · Employment 4,200
- First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers Salary in NYMedian $103,320 · Employment 3,380
- First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers Salary in ILMedian $105,450 · Employment 2,860
- First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers Salary in GAMedian $58,640 · Employment 2,310
- First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers Salary in VAMedian $64,190 · Employment 2,230
- First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers Salary in MDMedian $79,150 · Employment 2,010
- First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers Salary in New York, NYMedian $121,600 · Employment 1,990
- First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers Salary in ARMedian $49,590 · Employment 1,720
- First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers Salary in PAMedian $94,600 · Employment 1,520
- First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers Salary in WAMedian $98,910 · Employment 1,400
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Career and skills data: O*NET 31.0 (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.