Correctional Officer Supervisors in Maryland

Considering a career as a Correctional Officer Supervisor in Maryland?

While jobs for Correctional Officer Supervisors in Maryland are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

• Employment for Correctional Officer Supervisors in Maryland is expected to decrease.

• Correctional Officer Supervisors in Maryland earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For a Correctional Officer Supervisor Career?

• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• Criminal Justice & Corrections
• Corrections
• Criminal Justice Studies
• Corrections Administration

How Many Correctional Officer Supervisors Work in Maryland?

In 2018, there were 1,960 Correctional Officer Supervisors working in the state.

There were 2,080 Correctional Officer Supervisors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 120 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 535 Correctional Officer Supervisors working in it, which means Maryland has more Correctional Officer Supervisors than average.

Job Projections for Maryland

Jobs for Correctional Officer Supervisors in this state are declining at a rate of 9.0% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -7.7%.

Maryland Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 110 annual Correctional Officer Supervisors job openings in Maryland, and 1,930 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 2,500 annual jobs and 41,700 total jobs in 2026.

What do Correctional Officer Supervisors Make in Maryland?

In 2018 wages for Correctional Officer Supervisors ranged from $50,220 to $90,950 with $60,630 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $24.14 to $43.73. The median hourly rate was $29.15.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $28.96 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate grew by $0.19.

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

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Top Maryland Metros for Correctional Officer Supervisors

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Correctional Officer Supervisors.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	1,060	$58,170
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	630	$84,570
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	450	$80,150
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	230	$58,160
Salisbury, MD-DE	220	$58,180
Cumberland, MD-WV	160	$60,440

Top States for Correctional Officer Supervisors Employment

The table below shows the states where most Correctional Officer Supervisors work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
California	4,520	$99,940
Texas	4,000	$48,420
New York	3,890	$89,670
Virginia	2,420	$49,640
Florida	2,360	$54,020
Georgia	2,240	$44,910
Illinois	1,970	$86,340
Maryland	1,960	$60,630
Arizona	1,620	$51,220
Louisiana	1,300	$51,550
North Carolina	1,120	$51,820
Michigan	970	$64,230
Washington	810	$63,780
Wisconsin	780	$63,650
Kentucky	750	$43,110
Indiana	730	$45,210
Kansas	730	$43,700
Tennessee	700	$55,250
New Mexico	640	$45,390
New Jersey	630	$104,640

Below are the states where Correctional Officer Supervisors get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
New Jersey	$104,640
California	$99,940
Alaska	$91,900
New York	$89,670
Illinois	$86,340
Oregon	$81,720
District of Columbia	$79,740
Minnesota	$79,590
Nevada	$79,160
Utah	$75,800

Related Careers in Maryland

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Occupation	Maryland Employment Total
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	4,080

References

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

More about our data sources and methodologies.