Butte County correctional officer salary, 2025
83 people worked as correctional officers for Butte County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $112,977, overtime included.
What is the average correctional officer salary at Butte County?
Official pay range1
$62,254 to $87,672
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest correctional officer title
Based on the 54 of 83 correctional officers who worked the full year.
Most of Butte County's correctional officers (66 of 83) hold the title Correctional Deputy II, with an official range of $65,437 to $87,672. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $112,977, $25,305 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $110,788
- the middle correctional officer: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $27,760
- average per full-year correctional officer
- Starting salary
- $62,254
- bottom of the Correctional Deputy I range
- Average pay rank
- 19th
- of 43 California employers
What does each correctional officer title at Butte 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$112,977
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Correctional sergeant and lieutenant pay at Butte 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 | 83 | $62,254 to $87,672 | $112,977 |
| Sergeants | 11 | $88,192 to $118,186 | $141,473 |
| Lieutenants | 5 | $118,851 to $159,286 | Fewer than 5 |
Full-year sergeants averaged $141,473, $28,496 more than officers.
Does Butte County pay correctional officers more than other California employers?
Average total pay of full-year correctional officers: Butte County next to every California employer together.1
- Butte County$112,977
- All employers in California$125,799
Full-year correctional officers at Butte County earned $12,822 less than the California average.
Average correctional officer pay in Butte County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year correctional officers across all employers in each county that borders Butte County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Sutter County$96,583 average, 1 employer$16,394 less than Butte County
- Yuba County$91,533 average, 1 employer$21,444 less than Butte County
- Tehama County$90,347 average, 1 employer$22,630 less than Butte County
- Colusa County$81,050 average, 1 employer$31,927 less than Butte County
- Plumas County$79,070 average, 1 employer$33,907 less than Butte County
- Glenn CountyFewer than 5Fewer than 5 full-year correctional officers at Glenn County's employers.
Where does Butte County rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year correctional officers, by average total pay.1
All 43 California employers
Butte County ranks 19th of 43, above 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 Butte County
As reported by the county. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year correctional officer, on top of wages.1
- Pension formula
- 2.7% at 57
- the most common formula among Butte County's correctional officers
- Employer pension contribution
- $13,146
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $10,215
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about correctional officer pay at Butte County
What is the average correctional officer salary at Butte County?
Correctional officers at Butte County who worked the full year earned an average of $112,977 in 2025, overtime included. The middle correctional officer earned $110,788: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its correctional officer titles runs from $62,254 to $87,672.
How much overtime do correctional officers at Butte County earn?
Full-year correctional officers were paid an average of $27,760 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $26,081: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a correctional officer at Butte County?
$62,254 a year: the bottom of the official range for Butte County's Correctional Deputy I title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $112,977 in total pay.
How much does a correctional sergeant make at Butte County?
Full-year sergeants at Butte County averaged $141,473 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $88,192 to $118,186.
What pension do correctional officers at Butte County get?
The most common pension formula among Butte County's correctional officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $13,146 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Butte County figures
Every person who held a correctional officer position at Butte 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 Butte County.