Fresno County correctional officer salary, 2025

534 people worked as correctional officers for Fresno County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $106,340, overtime included.

What is the average correctional officer salary at Fresno County?

Official pay range1

$55,458 to $92,872

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

Average total pay, full-year correctional officers1

$106,340

average base pay $76,256

Based on the 366 of 534 correctional officers who worked the full year.

Most of Fresno County's correctional officers (347 of 534) hold the title Correctional Officer II, with an official range of $64,246 to $82,004. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $103,474, $21,470 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$102,844
the middle correctional officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$20,963
average per full-year correctional officer
Starting salary
$55,458
bottom of the Correctional Officer I range
Average pay rank
23rd
of 43 California employers

What does each correctional officer title at Fresno 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. Correctional Officer I$55,458 to $70,824 · 125 people
    $76,615
  2. Correctional Officer II$64,246 to $82,004 · 347 people
    $103,474
  3. Senior Correctional Officer$72,774 to $92,872 · 62 people
    $129,445

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 Fresno 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
Officers534$55,458 to $92,872$106,340
Sergeants50$80,574 to $102,830$132,638
Lieutenants11$103,480 to $132,054$148,693

Full-year sergeants averaged $132,638, $26,298 more than officers.

Does Fresno County pay correctional officers more than other California employers?

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

Full-year correctional officers at Fresno County earned $19,459 less than the California average.

Average correctional officer pay in Fresno County compared to nearby counties

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

Fresno County Shades match the state map.

Where does Fresno County rank among California employers?

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

All 43 California employers

Fresno County ranks 23rd of 43, below the middle employer.

Fresno 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 Fresno County

As reported by the county. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year correctional officer, on top of wages.1

Pension formula
2.5% at 55
the most common formula among Fresno County's correctional officers
Employer pension contribution
$50,050
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$14,615
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about correctional officer pay at Fresno County

What is the average correctional officer salary at Fresno County?

Correctional officers at Fresno County who worked the full year earned an average of $106,340 in 2025, overtime included. The middle correctional officer earned $102,844: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its correctional officer titles runs from $55,458 to $92,872.

How much overtime do correctional officers at Fresno County earn?

Full-year correctional officers were paid an average of $20,963 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $15,085: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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

$55,458 a year: the bottom of the official range for Fresno County's Correctional Officer I title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $106,340 in total pay.

How much does a correctional sergeant make at Fresno County?

Full-year sergeants at Fresno County averaged $132,638 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $80,574 to $102,830.

What pension do correctional officers at Fresno County get?

The most common pension formula among Fresno County's correctional officers is 2.5% at 55, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $50,050 a year into the pension plan.

More public salaries at Fresno County

Sources for the Fresno County figures

Every person who held a correctional officer position at Fresno 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 Fresno County.

How we read the data