Kings County correctional officer salary, 2025
106 people worked as correctional officers for Kings County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $90,124, overtime included.
What is the average correctional officer salary at Kings County?
Official pay range1
$53,560 to $83,844
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest correctional officer title
Based on the 81 of 106 correctional officers who worked the full year.
Most of Kings County's correctional officers (69 of 106) hold the title Detentions Deputy II, with an official range of $62,171 to $75,899. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $90,011, $14,112 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $91,131
- the middle correctional officer: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $17,897
- average per full-year correctional officer
- Starting salary
- $53,560
- bottom of the Detentions Deputy I range
- Average pay rank
- 36th
- of 43 California employers
What does each correctional officer title at Kings 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
- Detentions Deputy I$71,790
- Detentions Deputy I - STCFewer than 5
- Detentions Deputy II$90,011
- Senior Detentions Deputy$96,982
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 Kings 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 | 106 | $53,560 to $83,844 | $90,124 |
| Sergeants | 16 | $79,768 to $97,344 | $122,682 |
Full-year sergeants averaged $122,682, $32,558 more than officers.
Does Kings County pay correctional officers more than other California employers?
Average total pay of full-year correctional officers: Kings County next to every California employer together.1
- Kings County$90,124
- All employers in California$125,799
Full-year correctional officers at Kings County earned $35,675 less than the California average.
Average correctional officer pay in Kings County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year correctional officers across all employers in each county that borders Kings County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Monterey County$156,445 average, 1 employer$66,321 more than Kings County
- San Luis Obispo County$114,892 average, 1 employer$24,768 more than Kings County
- Kern County$113,815 average, 2 employers$23,691 more than Kings County
- Fresno County$106,340 average, 1 employer$16,216 more than Kings County
- Tulare County$96,057 average, 1 employer$5,933 more than Kings County
Where does Kings County rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year correctional officers, by average total pay.1
All 43 California employers
Kings County ranks 36th of 43, below 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 Kings 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 Kings County's correctional officers
- Employer pension contribution
- $12,973
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $7,579
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about correctional officer pay at Kings County
What is the average correctional officer salary at Kings County?
Correctional officers at Kings County who worked the full year earned an average of $90,124 in 2025, overtime included. The middle correctional officer earned $91,131: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its correctional officer titles runs from $53,560 to $83,844.
How much overtime do correctional officers at Kings County earn?
Full-year correctional officers were paid an average of $17,897 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $17,598: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a correctional officer at Kings County?
$53,560 a year: the bottom of the official range for Kings County's Detentions Deputy I title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $90,124 in total pay.
How much does a correctional sergeant make at Kings County?
Full-year sergeants at Kings County averaged $122,682 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $79,768 to $97,344.
What pension do correctional officers at Kings County get?
The most common pension formula among Kings County's correctional officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $12,973 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Kings County figures
Every person who held a correctional officer position at Kings 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 Kings County.