San Luis Obispo County correctional officer salary, 2025

116 people worked as correctional officers for San Luis Obispo County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $114,892, overtime included.

What is the average correctional officer salary at San Luis Obispo County?

Official pay range1

$82,056 to $104,707

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

Average total pay, full-year correctional officers1

$114,892

average base pay $88,355

Based on the 94 of 116 correctional officers who worked the full year.

Most of San Luis Obispo County's correctional officers (116 of 116) hold the title Sheriff's Correctional De, with an official range of $82,056 to $104,707. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $114,892, $10,185 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$113,689
the middle correctional officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$22,356
average per full-year correctional officer
Starting salary
$82,056
bottom of the Sheriff's Correctional De range
Average pay rank
18th
of 43 California employers

What does each correctional officer title at San Luis Obispo 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. Sheriff's Correctional De$82,056 to $104,707 · 116 people
    $114,892

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 San Luis Obispo 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
Officers116$82,056 to $104,707$114,892
Sergeants17$102,731 to $131,102$145,374

Full-year sergeants averaged $145,374, $30,482 more than officers.

Does San Luis Obispo County pay correctional officers more than other California employers?

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

Full-year correctional officers at San Luis Obispo County earned $10,907 less than the California average.

Average correctional officer pay in San Luis Obispo County compared to nearby counties

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

San Luis Obispo County Shades match the state map.

Where does San Luis Obispo County rank among California employers?

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

All 43 California employers

San Luis Obispo County ranks 18th of 43, above the middle employer.

San Luis Obispo 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 San Luis Obispo 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 San Luis Obispo County's correctional officers
Employer pension contribution
$51,398
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$12,018
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about correctional officer pay at San Luis Obispo County

What is the average correctional officer salary at San Luis Obispo County?

Correctional officers at San Luis Obispo County who worked the full year earned an average of $114,892 in 2025, overtime included. The middle correctional officer earned $113,689: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its correctional officer titles runs from $82,056 to $104,707.

How much overtime do correctional officers at San Luis Obispo County earn?

Full-year correctional officers were paid an average of $22,356 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $20,167: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What is the starting salary for a correctional officer at San Luis Obispo County?

$82,056 a year: the bottom of the official range for San Luis Obispo County's Sheriff's Correctional De title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $114,892 in total pay.

How much does a correctional sergeant make at San Luis Obispo County?

Full-year sergeants at San Luis Obispo County averaged $145,374 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $102,731 to $131,102.

What pension do correctional officers at San Luis Obispo County get?

The most common pension formula among San Luis Obispo County's correctional officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $51,398 a year into the pension plan.

More public salaries at San Luis Obispo County

Sources for the San Luis Obispo County figures

Every person who held a correctional officer position at San Luis Obispo 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 San Luis Obispo County.

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