Madera County correctional officer salary, 2025

77 people worked as correctional officers for Madera County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $80,004, overtime included.

What is the average correctional officer salary at Madera County?

Official pay range1

$53,770 to $80,382

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

Average total pay, full-year correctional officers1

$80,004

average base pay $65,431

Based on the 62 of 77 correctional officers who worked the full year.

Most of Madera County's correctional officers (49 of 77) hold the title Correctional Officer II, with an official range of $59,282 to $72,909. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $75,773, $2,864 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$77,848
the middle correctional officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$8,182
average per full-year correctional officer
Starting salary
$53,770
bottom of the Correctional Officer I range
Average pay rank
41st
of 43 California employers

What does each correctional officer title at Madera 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$53,770 to $66,130 · 11 people
    $70,271
  2. Correctional Officer II$59,282 to $72,909 · 49 people
    $75,773
  3. Correctional Deputy$65,358 to $80,382 · 17 people
    $99,337

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 Madera 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
Officers77$53,770 to $80,382$80,004
Sergeants6$87,586 to $107,719$115,622

Full-year sergeants averaged $115,622, $35,618 more than officers.

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

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

Full-year correctional officers at Madera County earned $45,795 less than the California average.

Average correctional officer pay in Madera County compared to nearby counties

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

Madera County Shades match the state map.

Where does Madera County rank among California employers?

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

All 43 California employers

Madera County ranks 41st of 43, below the middle employer.

Madera 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 Madera 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 Madera County's correctional officers
Employer pension contribution
$21,515
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$11,220
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about correctional officer pay at Madera County

What is the average correctional officer salary at Madera County?

Correctional officers at Madera County who worked the full year earned an average of $80,004 in 2025, overtime included. The middle correctional officer earned $77,848: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its correctional officer titles runs from $53,770 to $80,382.

How much overtime do correctional officers at Madera County earn?

Full-year correctional officers were paid an average of $8,182 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $7,146: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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

$53,770 a year: the bottom of the official range for Madera County's Correctional Officer I title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $80,004 in total pay.

How much does a correctional sergeant make at Madera County?

Full-year sergeants at Madera County averaged $115,622 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $87,586 to $107,719.

What pension do correctional officers at Madera County get?

The most common pension formula among Madera County's correctional officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $21,515 a year into the pension plan.

More public salaries at Madera County

Sources for the Madera County figures

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

How we read the data