Correctional Officers and Jailers in Mississippi

Is Mississippi a good place for you to work as a Correctional Officer or Jailer?

While jobs for Correctional Officers and Jailers in Mississippi are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Correctional Officers and Jailers in Mississippi is expected to decrease.

• Correctional Officers and Jailers in Mississippi earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For a Correctional Officer or Jailer Career?

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• Criminal Justice & Corrections
• Corrections
• Juvenile Corrections
• Other Corrections & Criminal Justice

How Many Correctional Officers and Jailers Work in Mississippi?

4,930 people worked as Correctional Officers and Jailers in 2018 in this state.

There were 5,600 Correctional Officers and Jailers employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 670 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 5,215 Correctional Officers and Jailers working in it, which means Mississippi has fewer Correctional Officers and Jailers than average.

Job Projections for Mississippi

Jobs for Correctional Officers and Jailers in this state are declining at a rate of 8.4% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -7.7%.

Mississippi Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 390 annual job openings, and 5,210 total jobs in 2026 for Correctional Officers and Jailers in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 31,300 annual jobs and 415,500 total jobs in 2026.

What do Correctional Officers and Jailers Make in Mississippi?

In 2018 wages for Correctional Officers and Jailers ranged from $21,290 to $48,040 with $28,190 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $10.23 to $23.09. The median hourly rate was $13.56.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $12.84 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.72.

The median salary in Mississippi is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Mississippi Metros for Correctional Officers and Jailers

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Correctional Officers and Jailers.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	1,920	$42,960
Jackson, MS	1,300	$32,820
Gulfport-Biloxi-Pascagoula, MS	510	$30,790

Top States for Correctional Officers and Jailers Employment

View the list below to see where most Correctional Officers and Jailers work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
New York	35,460	$63,600
California	34,980	$77,520
Florida	33,060	$37,920
Pennsylvania	16,850	$51,010
North Carolina	15,720	$36,770
Georgia	15,500	$34,170
Virginia	14,910	$37,990
Illinois	14,050	$63,330
Arizona	13,810	$43,110
Ohio	13,310	$46,770
New Jersey	11,240	$71,700
Tennessee	9,670	$34,890
Michigan	9,100	$56,330
Missouri	8,420	$30,050
Indiana	7,990	$33,890
Louisiana	7,890	$30,760
Washington	7,190	$55,290
Colorado	6,990	$46,060
Wisconsin	6,870	$42,680
Maryland	6,780	$47,150

Below are the states where Correctional Officers and Jailers get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
California	$77,520
New Jersey	$71,700
Rhode Island	$69,710
Massachusetts	$69,560
New York	$63,600
Illinois	$63,330
Alaska	$62,330
Oregon	$61,090
Hawaii	$58,650
Nevada	$57,450

Related Careers in Mississippi

You may also be interested in the following careers:

Occupation	Mississippi Employment Total
Bailiffs	140

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.