Shasta County correctional officer salary, 2025

Shasta 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. 52 people worked as correctional officers for Shasta County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $104,112, overtime included.

What is the average correctional officer salary at Shasta County?

Official pay range1

$56,726 to $76,014

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

Average total pay, full-year correctional officers1

$104,112

average base pay $67,852

Based on the 37 of 52 correctional officers who worked the full year.

Most of Shasta County's correctional officers (42 of 52) hold the title Correctional Officer II-Deputy Sheriff, with an official range of $59,555 to $76,014. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $104,197, $28,183 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$102,486
the middle correctional officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$27,990
average per full-year correctional officer
Starting salary
$56,726
bottom of the Correctional Officer I-Deputy Sheriff range
Average pay rank
24th
of 43 California employers

What does each correctional officer title at Shasta 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-Deputy Sheriff$56,726 · 10 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. Correctional Officer II-Deputy Sheriff$59,555 to $76,014 · 42 people
    $104,197

official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.

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

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

Full-year correctional officers at Shasta County earned $21,687 less than the California average.

Average correctional officer pay in Shasta County compared to nearby counties

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

Shasta County Shades match the state map.

Where does Shasta County rank among California employers?

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

All 43 California employers

Shasta County ranks 24th of 43, below the middle employer.

Shasta 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 Shasta 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% at 57
the most common formula among Shasta County's correctional officers
Employer pension contribution
$13,012
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$9,286
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about correctional officer pay at Shasta County

What is the average correctional officer salary at Shasta County?

Correctional officers at Shasta County who worked the full year earned an average of $104,112 in 2025, overtime included. The middle correctional officer earned $102,486: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its correctional officer titles runs from $56,726 to $76,014.

How much overtime do correctional officers at Shasta County earn?

Full-year correctional officers were paid an average of $27,990 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $28,577: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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

$56,726 a year: the bottom of the official range for Shasta County's Correctional Officer I-Deputy Sheriff title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $104,112 in total pay.

What pension do correctional officers at Shasta County get?

The most common pension formula among Shasta County's correctional officers is 2% at 57, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $13,012 a year into the pension plan.

More public salaries at Shasta County

Sources for the Shasta County figures

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

How we read the data