Yolo County correctional officer salary, 2025
107 people worked as correctional officers for Yolo County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $117,379, overtime included.
What is the average correctional officer salary at Yolo County?
Official pay range1
$69,805 to $91,042
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest correctional officer title
Based on the 76 of 107 correctional officers who worked the full year.
Most of Yolo County's correctional officers (91 of 107) hold the title Correctional Officer II, with an official range of $74,901 to $91,042. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $117,865, $26,823 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $114,330
- the middle correctional officer: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $20,367
- average per full-year correctional officer
- Starting salary
- $69,805
- bottom of the Correctional Officer I range
- Average pay rank
- 16th
- of 43 California employers
What does each correctional officer title at Yolo 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
- Correctional Officer IFewer than 5
- Correctional Officer II$117,865
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 Yolo 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 | 107 | $69,805 to $91,042 | $117,379 |
| Sergeants | 13 | $90,979 to $110,552 | $160,122 |
Full-year sergeants averaged $160,122, $42,743 more than officers.
Does Yolo County pay correctional officers more than other California employers?
Average total pay of full-year correctional officers: Yolo County next to every California employer together.1
- Yolo County$117,379
- All employers in California$125,799
Full-year correctional officers at Yolo County earned $8,420 less than the California average.
Average correctional officer pay in Yolo County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year correctional officers across all employers in each county that borders Yolo County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Napa County$147,709 average, 1 employer$30,330 more than Yolo County
- Solano County$121,493 average, 1 employer$4,114 more than Yolo County
- Sutter County$96,583 average, 1 employer$20,796 less than Yolo County
- Lake County$96,335 average, 1 employer$21,044 less than Yolo County
- Colusa County$81,050 average, 1 employer$36,329 less than Yolo County
- Sacramento CountyNo employerNo correctional officer employer in Sacramento County has a page here.
Where does Yolo County rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year correctional officers, by average total pay.1
All 43 California employers
Yolo County ranks 16th of 43, above 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 Yolo 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 Yolo County's correctional officers
- Employer pension contribution
- $19,376
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $18,174
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about correctional officer pay at Yolo County
What is the average correctional officer salary at Yolo County?
Correctional officers at Yolo County who worked the full year earned an average of $117,379 in 2025, overtime included. The middle correctional officer earned $114,330: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its correctional officer titles runs from $69,805 to $91,042.
How much overtime do correctional officers at Yolo County earn?
Full-year correctional officers were paid an average of $20,367 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $15,710: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a correctional officer at Yolo County?
$69,805 a year: the bottom of the official range for Yolo County's Correctional Officer I title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $117,379 in total pay.
How much does a correctional sergeant make at Yolo County?
Full-year sergeants at Yolo County averaged $160,122 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $90,979 to $110,552.
What pension do correctional officers at Yolo County get?
The most common pension formula among Yolo County's correctional officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $19,376 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Yolo County figures
Every person who held a correctional officer position at Yolo 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 Yolo County.