Tulare County correctional officer salary, 2025
252 people worked as correctional officers for Tulare County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $96,057, overtime included.
What is the average correctional officer salary at Tulare County?
Official pay range1
$71,845 to $87,560
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest correctional officer title
Based on the 187 of 252 correctional officers who worked the full year.
Most of Tulare County's correctional officers (252 of 252) hold the title Sheriff's Correctional Deputy, with an official range of $71,845 to $87,560. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $96,057, $8,497 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $92,539
- the middle correctional officer: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $11,209
- average per full-year correctional officer
- Starting salary
- $71,845
- bottom of the Sheriff's Correctional Deputy range
- Average pay rank
- 32nd
- of 43 California employers
What does each correctional officer title at Tulare 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
- Sheriff's Correctional Deputy$96,057
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Correctional sergeant and lieutenant pay at Tulare 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
| Rank | People | Official range | Average total pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Officers | 252 | $71,845 to $87,560 | $96,057 |
| Sergeants | 33 | $94,290 to $114,914 | $121,290 |
| Lieutenants | 7 | $131,414 to $160,159 | Fewer than 5 |
Full-year sergeants averaged $121,290, $25,233 more than officers.
Does Tulare County pay correctional officers more than other California employers?
Average total pay of full-year correctional officers: Tulare County next to every California employer together.1
- Tulare County$96,057
- All employers in California$125,799
Full-year correctional officers at Tulare County earned $29,742 less than the California average.
Average correctional officer pay in Tulare County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year correctional officers across all employers in each county that borders Tulare County, and how much more or less it pays.1
Where does Tulare County rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year correctional officers, by average total pay.1
All 43 California employers
Tulare County ranks 32nd of 43, below 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 Tulare 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 50
- the most common formula among Tulare County's correctional officers
- Employer pension contribution
- $20,669
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $10,491
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about correctional officer pay at Tulare County
What is the average correctional officer salary at Tulare County?
Correctional officers at Tulare County who worked the full year earned an average of $96,057 in 2025, overtime included. The middle correctional officer earned $92,539: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its correctional officer titles runs from $71,845 to $87,560.
How much overtime do correctional officers at Tulare County earn?
Full-year correctional officers were paid an average of $11,209 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $7,571: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a correctional officer at Tulare County?
$71,845 a year: the bottom of the official range for Tulare County's Sheriff's Correctional Deputy title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $96,057 in total pay.
How much does a correctional sergeant make at Tulare County?
Full-year sergeants at Tulare County averaged $121,290 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $94,290 to $114,914.
What pension do correctional officers at Tulare County get?
The most common pension formula among Tulare County's correctional officers is 2% at 50, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $20,669 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Tulare County figures
Every person who held a correctional officer position at Tulare 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 Tulare County.