Placer County correctional officer salary, 2025

137 people worked as correctional officers for Placer County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $118,046, overtime included.

What is the average correctional officer salary at Placer County?

Official pay range1

$72,530 to $99,861

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

Average total pay, full-year correctional officers1

$118,046

average base pay $88,229

Based on the 91 of 137 correctional officers who worked the full year.

Most of Placer County's correctional officers (115 of 137) hold the title Correctional Officer - II, with an official range of $79,955 to $99,861. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $118,271, $18,410 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$113,830
the middle correctional officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$15,141
average per full-year correctional officer
Starting salary
$72,530
bottom of the Correctional Officer - I range
Average pay rank
14th
of 43 California employers

What does each correctional officer title at Placer 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$72,530 to $90,584 · 22 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. Correctional Officer - II$79,955 to $99,861 · 115 people
    $118,271

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 Placer 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
Officers137$72,530 to $99,861$118,046
Sergeants11$90,563 to $110,074$139,725

Full-year sergeants averaged $139,725, $21,679 more than officers.

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

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

Full-year correctional officers at Placer County earned $7,753 less than the California average.

Average correctional officer pay in Placer County compared to nearby counties

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

Placer County Shades match the state map.

Where does Placer County rank among California employers?

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

All 43 California employers

Placer County ranks 14th of 43, above the middle employer.

Placer 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 Placer 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 Placer County's correctional officers
Employer pension contribution
$52,566
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$17,912
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about correctional officer pay at Placer County

What is the average correctional officer salary at Placer County?

Correctional officers at Placer County who worked the full year earned an average of $118,046 in 2025, overtime included. The middle correctional officer earned $113,830: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its correctional officer titles runs from $72,530 to $99,861.

How much overtime do correctional officers at Placer County earn?

Full-year correctional officers were paid an average of $15,141 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $12,402: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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

$72,530 a year: the bottom of the official range for Placer County's Correctional Officer - I title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $118,046 in total pay.

How much does a correctional sergeant make at Placer County?

Full-year sergeants at Placer County averaged $139,725 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $90,563 to $110,074.

What pension do correctional officers at Placer County get?

The most common pension formula among Placer County's correctional officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $52,566 a year into the pension plan.

More public salaries at Placer County

Sources for the Placer County figures

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

How we read the data