Amador County correctional officer salary, 2025
25 people worked as correctional officers for Amador County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $109,074, overtime included.
What is the average correctional officer salary at Amador County?
Official pay range1
$59,051 to $79,643
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest correctional officer title
Based on the 14 of 25 correctional officers who worked the full year.
Most of Amador County's correctional officers (14 of 25) hold the title Correctional Deputy II, with an official range of $65,520 to $79,643. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $114,427, $34,784 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $109,636
- the middle correctional officer: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $22,324
- average per full-year correctional officer
- Starting salary
- $59,051
- bottom of the Correctional Deputy I range
- Average pay rank
- 22nd
- of 43 California employers
What does each correctional officer title at Amador County pay?
Each bar is the official range for one title, lowest first. The dot marks the average total pay of full-year staff in that title, where at least 5 people stand behind it.1
- Correctional Deputy IFewer than 5
- Correctional Deputy II$114,427
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Correctional sergeant pay at Amador County
Ranks above officer, kept out of the officer figures on this page. Each rank's name leads to its statewide overview. Range: the middle reported bottom and top of each rank's official range. Pay: average total pay of full-year staff, overtime included.1
| Rank | People | Official range | Average total pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Officers | 25 | $59,051 to $79,643 | $109,074 |
| Sergeants | 7 | $76,315 to $92,768 | $152,832 |
Full-year sergeants averaged $152,832, $43,758 more than officers.
Does Amador County pay correctional officers more than other California employers?
Average total pay of full-year correctional officers: Amador County next to every California employer together.1
- Amador County$109,074
- All employers in California$125,799
Full-year correctional officers at Amador County earned $16,725 less than the California average.
Average correctional officer pay in Amador County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year correctional officers across all employers in each county that borders Amador County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- San Joaquin County$137,009 average, 1 employer$27,935 more than Amador County
- El Dorado County$101,336 average, 1 employer$7,738 less than Amador County
- Calaveras County$90,721 average, 1 employer$18,353 less than Amador County
- Alpine CountyNo employerNo correctional officer employer in Alpine County has a page here.
- Sacramento CountyNo employerNo correctional officer employer in Sacramento County has a page here.
Where does Amador County rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year correctional officers, by average total pay.1
All 43 California employers
Amador County ranks 22nd of 43, level with the middle employer.
Middle employer: $109,074
Each bar counts the employers whose average total pay falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the middle employer.
Pension and health cover at Amador County
As reported by the county. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year correctional officer, on top of wages.1
- Pension formula
- 2% at 57
- the most common formula among Amador County's correctional officers
- Employer pension contribution
- $8,804
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $2
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about correctional officer pay at Amador County
What is the average correctional officer salary at Amador County?
Correctional officers at Amador County who worked the full year earned an average of $109,074 in 2025, overtime included. The middle correctional officer earned $109,636: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its correctional officer titles runs from $59,051 to $79,643.
How much overtime do correctional officers at Amador County earn?
Full-year correctional officers were paid an average of $22,324 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $21,568: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a correctional officer at Amador County?
$59,051 a year: the bottom of the official range for Amador County's Correctional Deputy I title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $109,074 in total pay.
How much does a correctional sergeant make at Amador County?
Full-year sergeants at Amador County averaged $152,832 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $76,315 to $92,768.
What pension do correctional officers at Amador County get?
The most common pension formula among Amador County's correctional officers is 2% at 57, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $8,804 a year into the pension plan.
More public salaries at Amador County
Sources for the Amador County figures
Every person who held a correctional officer position at Amador County at any point in 2025 counts toward the headcount. Pay figures use only people who worked roughly the full year: those whose regular pay reached at least 90% of the bottom of their official range. Total pay is gross wages before tax, including overtime, lump sums and other pay. Averages lead; the median total pay is the middle person's, with half above and half below, and is less pulled by a few people with very high pay. Every figure covers at least 5 people.
- State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Amador County.