33 Series · SOC 33-3011

Bailiffs

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$57,050

per year

Median Hourly

$27.43/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$62,180

average

Employment

16,910

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

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Hourly Rate Distribution

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10th Percentile

$32,950

25th Percentile

$43,420

Median

$57,050

75th Percentile

$77,880

90th Percentile

$93,950

Salary by State

Highest Paying States

1. Connecticut $109,150 2. Alaska $90,730 3. New York $80,930 4. Massachusetts $76,770 5. Nebraska $75,260

Lowest Paying States

38. North Dakota $27,560 39. South Carolina $30,330 40. Kentucky $33,900 41. West Virginia $34,800 42. Wyoming $36,070

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#	State	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment	vs National
1	Connecticut	$109,150	$107,170	40	+91% above national
2	Alaska	$90,730	$91,470	60	+59% above national
3	New York	$80,930	$77,930	3,630	+42% above national
4	Massachusetts	$76,770	$77,410	830	+35% above national
5	Nebraska	$75,260	$67,140	50	+32% above national
6	Nevada	$72,070	$72,180	250	+26% above national
7	Kansas	$66,100	$65,220	460	+16% above national
8	Washington	$65,450	$70,080	190	+15% above national
9	Maine	$65,100	$71,190	210	+14% above national
10	Florida	$63,820	$66,720	940	+12% above national
11	Colorado	$62,150	$63,010	80	+9% above national
12	North Carolina	$61,140	$55,950	290	+7% above national
13	Virginia	$59,480	$61,950	330	+4% above national
14	Texas	$58,390	$61,030	580	+2% above national
15	Utah	$57,860	$62,110	40	+1% above national
16	Oregon	$56,310	$59,960	80	1% below national
17	Maryland	$55,950	$54,630	440	2% below national
18	Michigan	$55,950	$59,100	720	2% below national
19	Iowa	$52,740	$57,950	40	8% below national
20	Georgia	$52,460	$93,570	830	8% below national
21	Louisiana	$51,730	$51,200	90	9% below national
22	Ohio	$51,130	$55,510	1,610	10% below national
23	Minnesota	$50,390	$50,640	40	12% below national
24	Idaho	$50,050	$55,890	110	12% below national
25	Pennsylvania	$48,160	$44,040	590	16% below national
26	Hawaii	$46,610	$49,810	40	18% below national
27	Arizona	$46,430	$49,950	280	19% below national
28	Illinois	$46,290	$51,600	800	19% below national
29	Arkansas	$45,630	$47,410	110	20% below national
30	Indiana	$45,480	$47,120	490	20% below national
31	Missouri	$43,680	$43,590	230	23% below national
32	Mississippi	$39,940	$46,040	220	30% below national
33	Wisconsin	$39,140	$43,550	280	31% below national
34	Puerto Rico	$37,550	$39,640	810	34% below national
35	New Hampshire	$37,260	$37,390	40	35% below national
36	Tennessee	$36,510	$39,450	160	36% below national
37	Alabama	$36,130	$37,290	90	37% below national
38	Wyoming	$36,070	$43,950	40	37% below national
39	West Virginia	$34,800	$34,310	180	39% below national
40	Kentucky	$33,900	$38,070	510	41% below national
41	South Carolina	$30,330	$33,730	240	47% below national
42	North Dakota	$27,560	$31,950	180	52% below national

Salary by Metro Area

Highest Paying Metros

1. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA $95,460 2. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $87,440 3. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL $87,050 4. Portland-South Portland, ME $86,240 5. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $82,100

Lowest Paying Metros

101. Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area $21,300 102. Gainesville, GA $25,920 103. Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC $26,360 104. East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $27,560 105. West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $27,560

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#	Metro Area	Median Salary	Employment	vs National
1	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$95,460	110	+67% above national
2	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$87,440	2,500	+53% above national
3	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$87,050	240	+53% above national
4	Portland-South Portland, ME	$86,240	100	+51% above national
5	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$82,100	380	+44% above national
6	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$81,680	50	+43% above national
7	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$79,330	70	+39% above national
8	Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$78,400	60	+37% above national
9	Syracuse, NY	$78,230	80	+37% above national
10	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$78,010	170	+37% above national
11	Glens Falls, NY	$77,000	40	+35% above national
12	Rochester, NY	$76,820	120	+35% above national
13	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$76,770	490	+35% above national
14	Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$75,860	130	+33% above national
15	Binghamton, NY	$74,870	40	+31% above national
16	Reno, NV	$74,440	50	+30% above national
17	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$74,160	170	+30% above national
18	Worcester, MA	$73,570	140	+29% above national
19	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$72,180	270	+27% above national
20	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$72,070	160	+26% above national
21	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$66,640	40	+17% above national
22	Raleigh-Cary, NC	$66,100	N/A	+16% above national
23	Topeka, KS	$66,100	50	+16% above national
24	Wichita, KS	$66,100	80	+16% above national
25	Kansas nonmetropolitan area	$66,100	150	+16% above national
26	Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$64,550	110	+13% above national
27	Kansas City, MO-KS	$61,400	170	+8% above national
28	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$60,700	360	+6% above national
29	Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area	$60,150	60	+5% above national
30	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$58,940	30	+3% above national
31	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$57,940	40	+2% above national
32	Toledo, OH	$57,930	110	+2% above national
33	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$57,620	250	+1% above national
34	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$57,530	80	+1% above national
35	Kingston, NY	$57,490	30	+1% above national
36	Utica-Rome, NY	$56,940	60	same as national
37	Akron, OH	$56,320	70	1% below national
38	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$55,950	200	2% below national
39	Maryland nonmetropolitan area	$55,950	50	2% below national
40	Tallahassee, FL	$55,330	80	3% below national
41	Pittsburgh, PA	$55,320	90	3% below national
42	Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$55,210	40	3% below national
43	Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$55,060	40	3% below national
44	Jacksonville, FL	$54,730	260	4% below national
45	McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$54,100	40	5% below national
46	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$52,680	50	8% below national
47	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$52,580	N/A	8% below national
48	Champaign-Urbana, IL	$51,740	70	9% below national
49	Cleveland, OH	$51,640	330	9% below national
50	Columbus, OH	$51,100	290	10% below national
51	Springfield, MO	$50,920	40	11% below national
52	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$50,800	N/A	11% below national
53	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$50,760	380	11% below national
54	Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area	$50,580	40	11% below national
55	Boise City, ID	$50,050	40	12% below national
56	Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$50,050	80	12% below national
57	Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$49,930	50	12% below national
58	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$49,240	170	14% below national
59	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$48,160	440	16% below national
60	North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous)	$47,590	60	17% below national
61	Canton-Massillon, OH	$47,440	60	17% below national
62	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$46,860	160	18% below national
63	West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area	$46,460	60	19% below national
64	Rockford, IL	$45,580	40	20% below national
65	Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$45,440	100	20% below national
66	South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$45,440	40	20% below national
67	Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$44,920	50	21% below national
68	Youngstown-Warren, OH	$44,910	100	21% below national
69	Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$44,610	40	22% below national
70	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$43,860	N/A	23% below national
71	Southern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$43,850	40	23% below national
72	West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$43,160	60	24% below national
73	Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$42,900	50	25% below national
74	St. Louis, MO-IL	$42,800	110	25% below national
75	East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$42,590	30	25% below national
76	Oklahoma City, OK	$42,000	240	26% below national
77	Central North Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$41,370	40	27% below national
78	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$40,490	30	29% below national
79	Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$40,100	40	30% below national
80	Northern Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$39,730	40	30% below national
81	Birmingham, AL	$39,470	40	31% below national
82	Tucson, AZ	$39,410	40	31% below national
83	South Illinois nonmetropolitan area	$38,750	50	32% below national
84	Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$38,070	40	33% below national
85	San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$37,820	780	34% below national
86	Western Washington nonmetropolitan area	$37,440	30	34% below national
87	Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$37,280	40	35% below national
88	North Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$35,510	30	38% below national
89	Jackson, MS	$35,380	30	38% below national
90	West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$33,650	50	41% below national
91	South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$33,450	120	41% below national
92	Columbus, GA-AL	$33,140	50	42% below national
93	Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$31,380	90	45% below national
94	Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH	$31,320	40	45% below national
95	South Georgia nonmetropolitan area	$30,740	90	46% below national
96	Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$30,570	50	46% below national
97	Peoria, IL	$30,240	60	47% below national
98	Columbia, SC	$28,730	30	50% below national
99	West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area	$28,210	60	51% below national
100	Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$27,920	50	51% below national
101	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$27,560	60	52% below national
102	East North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$27,560	70	52% below national
103	Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$26,360	50	54% below national
104	Gainesville, GA	$25,920	40	55% below national
105	Northeastern South Carolina nonmetropolitan area	$21,300	30	63% below national

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