Humboldt County correctional officer salary, 2025

78 people worked as correctional officers for Humboldt County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $97,836, overtime included.

What is the average correctional officer salary at Humboldt County?

Official pay range1

$48,029 to $68,097

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

Average total pay, full-year correctional officers1

$97,836

average base pay $58,829

Based on the 49 of 78 correctional officers who worked the full year.

Most of Humboldt County's correctional officers (52 of 78) hold the title Correctional Deputy II, with an official range of $53,067 to $68,097. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $100,962, $32,865 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$95,349
the middle correctional officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$32,480
average per full-year correctional officer
Starting salary
$48,029
bottom of the Correctional Deputy I range
Average pay rank
29th
of 43 California employers

What does each correctional officer title at Humboldt 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 Deputy I$48,029 to $61,632 · 26 people
    $89,179
  2. Correctional Deputy II$53,067 to $68,097 · 52 people
    $100,962

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 Humboldt 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
Officers78$48,029 to $68,097$97,836
Sergeants7$69,816 to $89,590$136,265

Full-year sergeants averaged $136,265, $38,429 more than officers.

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

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

Full-year correctional officers at Humboldt County earned $27,963 less than the California average.

Average correctional officer pay in Humboldt County compared to nearby counties

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

Humboldt County Shades match the state map.

Where does Humboldt County rank among California employers?

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

All 43 California employers

Humboldt County ranks 29th of 43, below the middle employer.

Humboldt 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 Humboldt 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 Humboldt County's correctional officers
Employer pension contribution
$10,116
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$764
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about correctional officer pay at Humboldt County

What is the average correctional officer salary at Humboldt County?

Correctional officers at Humboldt County who worked the full year earned an average of $97,836 in 2025, overtime included. The middle correctional officer earned $95,349: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its correctional officer titles runs from $48,029 to $68,097.

How much overtime do correctional officers at Humboldt County earn?

Full-year correctional officers were paid an average of $32,480 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $30,297: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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

$48,029 a year: the bottom of the official range for Humboldt County's Correctional Deputy I title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $97,836 in total pay.

How much does a correctional sergeant make at Humboldt County?

Full-year sergeants at Humboldt County averaged $136,265 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $69,816 to $89,590.

What pension do correctional officers at Humboldt County get?

The most common pension formula among Humboldt County's correctional officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $10,116 a year into the pension plan.

More public salaries at Humboldt County

Sources for the Humboldt County figures

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

How we read the data