Monterey County correctional officer salary, 2025
Monterey County's jail staff here are deputy sheriffs whose title names the jail assignment (such as Deputy Sheriff - Corrections). We count them as its correctional officers. 169 people worked as correctional officers for Monterey County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $156,445, overtime included.
What is the average correctional officer salary at Monterey County?
Official pay range1
$94,110 to $128,534
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest correctional officer title
Based on the 138 of 169 correctional officers who worked the full year.
Most of Monterey County's correctional officers (169 of 169) hold the title Deputy Sheriff-Corrections, with an official range of $94,110 to $128,534. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $156,445, $27,911 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $151,455
- the middle correctional officer: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $36,068
- average per full-year correctional officer
- Starting salary
- $94,110
- bottom of the Deputy Sheriff-Corrections range
- Average pay rank
- 3rd
- of 43 California employers
What does each correctional officer title at Monterey 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
- Deputy Sheriff-Corrections$156,445
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Monterey County pay correctional officers more than other California employers?
Average total pay of full-year correctional officers: Monterey County next to every California employer together.1
- Monterey County$156,445
- All employers in California$125,799
Full-year correctional officers at Monterey County earned $30,646 more than the California average.
Average correctional officer pay in Monterey County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year correctional officers across all employers in each county that borders Monterey County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Santa Cruz County$139,964 average, 1 employer$16,481 less than Monterey County
- San Benito County$117,476 average, 1 employer$38,969 less than Monterey County
- San Luis Obispo County$114,892 average, 1 employer$41,553 less than Monterey County
- Fresno County$106,340 average, 1 employer$50,105 less than Monterey County
- Kings County$90,124 average, 1 employer$66,321 less than Monterey County
Where does Monterey County rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year correctional officers, by average total pay.1
All 43 California employers
Monterey County ranks 3rd of 43, above 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 Monterey 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 Monterey County's correctional officers
- Employer pension contribution
- $22,610
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $23,915
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about correctional officer pay at Monterey County
What is the average correctional officer salary at Monterey County?
Correctional officers at Monterey County who worked the full year earned an average of $156,445 in 2025, overtime included. The middle correctional officer earned $151,455: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its correctional officer titles runs from $94,110 to $128,534.
How much overtime do correctional officers at Monterey County earn?
Full-year correctional officers were paid an average of $36,068 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $28,801: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a correctional officer at Monterey County?
$94,110 a year: the bottom of the official range for Monterey County's Deputy Sheriff-Corrections title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $156,445 in total pay.
What pension do correctional officers at Monterey County get?
The most common pension formula among Monterey County's correctional officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $22,610 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Monterey County figures
Every person who held a correctional officer position at Monterey 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 Monterey County.