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Bailiffs in Pennsylvania
Is Pennsylvania a good place for you to work as a Bailiff?
While jobs for Bailiffs in Pennsylvania are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.
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Employment for Bailiffs in Pennsylvania is expected to decrease.
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Bailiffs in Pennsylvania earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.
What Major Will Prepare You For a Bailiff Career?
- Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
- Criminal Justice & Corrections
- Criminal Justice & Police Science
How Many Bailiffs Work in Pennsylvania?
There were approximately 720 workers employed as Bailiffs in this state in 2018.
There were 690 Bailiffs employed in this state in 2017.
That’s growth of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.
The typical state has 175 Bailiffs working in it, which means Pennsylvania has more Bailiffs than average.
Job Projections for Pennsylvania
Jobs for Bailiffs in this state are declining at a rate of 4.5% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -2.2%.
Pennsylvania Annual Job Openings
The BLS estimates 20 annual job openings, and a total of 210 jobs for Pennsylvania Bailiffs in 2026.
Nationwide, the prediction is 1,400 annual jobs and 18,200 total jobs in 2026.
What do Bailiffs Make in Pennsylvania?
In 2018 wages for Bailiffs ranged from $17,810 to $48,170 with $32,650 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $8.56 to $23.16. The median hourly rate was $15.7.
Workers in this field were paid a median of $19.12 an hour in 2017.
The hourly rate declined by $3.42.
The median salary in Pennsylvania is higher than the nationwide median salary.
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Top Pennsylvania Metros for Bailiffs
The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Bailiffs.
Metro | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 2,830 | $73,650 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 480 | $40,460 |
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 120 | $37,220 |
Pittsburgh, PA | 60 | $44,060 |
Top States for Bailiffs Employment
View the list below to see where most Bailiffs work.
State | Number Employed | Annual Median Salary |
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New York | 4,010 | $69,890 |
Florida | 1,570 | $46,160 |
Illinois | 1,550 | $65,510 |
Ohio | 1,410 | $45,700 |
Georgia | 930 | $46,470 |
Kentucky | 760 | $23,240 |
Michigan | 730 | $43,600 |
Pennsylvania | 720 | $32,650 |
Indiana | 580 | $36,860 |
Maryland | 570 | $39,160 |
Virginia | 480 | $41,110 |
Louisiana | 330 | $39,030 |
Tennessee | 310 | $34,290 |
Missouri | 290 | $34,260 |
Arizona | 290 | $32,920 |
South Carolina | 240 | $24,660 |
North Carolina | 190 | $34,230 |
Wisconsin | 190 | $27,700 |
Minnesota | 180 | $45,170 |
Washington | 170 | $58,400 |
Below are the states where Bailiffs get paid the most:
State | Annual Median Salary |
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New York | $69,890 |
Illinois | $65,510 |
California | $63,620 |
Colorado | $62,640 |
Washington | $58,400 |
Nebraska | $57,920 |
Nevada | $57,830 |
Texas | $51,210 |
Oregon | $49,680 |
Utah | $49,410 |
Related Careers in Pennsylvania
You may also be interested in the following careers:
Occupation | Pennsylvania Employment Total |
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Correctional Officers and Jailers | 16,850 |
References
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
More about our data sources and methodologies.