El Dorado County correctional officer salary, 2025

98 people worked as correctional officers for El Dorado County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $101,336, overtime included.

What is the average correctional officer salary at El Dorado County?

Official pay range1

$61,110 to $81,619

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest correctional officer title

Average total pay, full-year correctional officers1

$101,336

average base pay $74,749

Based on the 58 of 98 correctional officers who worked the full year.

Most of El Dorado County's correctional officers (56 of 98) hold the title 5502 Sheriff's Correctional Officer II, with an official range of $67,142 to $81,619. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $103,577, $21,958 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$100,863
the middle correctional officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$15,431
average per full-year correctional officer
Starting salary
$61,110
bottom of the 5501 Sheriff's Correctional Officer I range
Average pay rank
27th
of 43 California employers

What does each correctional officer title at El Dorado 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

  1. 5501 Sheriff's Correctional Officer I$61,110 to $74,277 · 42 people
    $85,007
  2. 5502 Sheriff's Correctional Officer II$67,142 to $81,619 · 56 people
    $103,577

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 El Dorado 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

RankPeopleOfficial rangeAverage total pay
Officers98$61,110 to $81,619$101,336
Sergeants13$81,952 to $99,611$122,120

Full-year sergeants averaged $122,120, $20,784 more than officers.

Does El Dorado County pay correctional officers more than other California employers?

Average total pay of full-year correctional officers: El Dorado County next to every California employer together.1

Full-year correctional officers at El Dorado County earned $24,463 less than the California average.

Average correctional officer pay in El Dorado County compared to nearby counties

Average total pay of full-year correctional officers across all employers in each county that borders El Dorado County, and how much more or less it pays.1

El Dorado County Shades match the state map.

Where does El Dorado County rank among California employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year correctional officers, by average total pay.1

All 43 California employers

El Dorado County ranks 27th of 43, below the middle employer.

El Dorado County
$100k$150k$200k

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 El Dorado 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 El Dorado County's correctional officers
Employer pension contribution
$15,484
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$22,728
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about correctional officer pay at El Dorado County

What is the average correctional officer salary at El Dorado County?

Correctional officers at El Dorado County who worked the full year earned an average of $101,336 in 2025, overtime included. The middle correctional officer earned $100,863: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its correctional officer titles runs from $61,110 to $81,619.

How much overtime do correctional officers at El Dorado County earn?

Full-year correctional officers were paid an average of $15,431 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $13,428: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What is the starting salary for a correctional officer at El Dorado County?

$61,110 a year: the bottom of the official range for El Dorado County's 5501 Sheriff's Correctional Officer I title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $101,336 in total pay.

How much does a correctional sergeant make at El Dorado County?

Full-year sergeants at El Dorado County averaged $122,120 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $81,952 to $99,611.

What pension do correctional officers at El Dorado County get?

The most common pension formula among El Dorado County's correctional officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $15,484 a year into the pension plan.

More public salaries at El Dorado County

Sources for the El Dorado County figures

Every person who held a correctional officer position at El Dorado 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.

  1. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by El Dorado County.

How we read the data