Nevada County correctional officer salary, 2025

56 people worked as correctional officers for Nevada County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $109,220, overtime included.

What is the average correctional officer salary at Nevada County?

Official pay range1

$61,809 to $83,371

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

Average total pay, full-year correctional officers1

$109,220

average base pay $75,815

Based on the 35 of 56 correctional officers who worked the full year.

Most of Nevada County's correctional officers (42 of 56) hold the title Correctional Officer II, with an official range of $68,293 to $83,371. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $110,971, $27,600 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$111,783
the middle correctional officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$28,060
average per full-year correctional officer
Starting salary
$61,809
bottom of the Correctional Officer I range
Average pay rank
21st
of 43 California employers

What does each correctional officer title at Nevada 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$61,809 to $75,456 · 14 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. Correctional Officer II$68,293 to $83,371 · 42 people
    $110,971

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 Nevada 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
Officers56$61,809 to $83,371$109,220
Sergeants9$86,333 to $105,395$124,065

Full-year sergeants averaged $124,065, $14,845 more than officers.

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

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

Full-year correctional officers at Nevada County earned $16,579 less than the California average.

Average correctional officer pay in Nevada County compared to nearby counties

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

Nevada County Shades match the state map.

Where does Nevada County rank among California employers?

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

All 43 California employers

Nevada County ranks 21st of 43, above the middle employer.

Nevada 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 Nevada 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 Nevada County's correctional officers
Employer pension contribution
$15,203
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$20,757
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about correctional officer pay at Nevada County

What is the average correctional officer salary at Nevada County?

Correctional officers at Nevada County who worked the full year earned an average of $109,220 in 2025, overtime included. The middle correctional officer earned $111,783: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its correctional officer titles runs from $61,809 to $83,371.

How much overtime do correctional officers at Nevada County earn?

Full-year correctional officers were paid an average of $28,060 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $29,514: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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

$61,809 a year: the bottom of the official range for Nevada County's Correctional Officer I title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $109,220 in total pay.

How much does a correctional sergeant make at Nevada County?

Full-year sergeants at Nevada County averaged $124,065 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $86,333 to $105,395.

What pension do correctional officers at Nevada County get?

The most common pension formula among Nevada County's correctional officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $15,203 a year into the pension plan.

More public salaries at Nevada County

Sources for the Nevada County figures

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

How we read the data