Tennessee · SOC 33-3012
Correctional Officers and Jailers in Tennessee
State salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Median Salary
$51,490
per year in this state
11% below
National Median
$57,970
per year nationally
Hourly Rate
$24.76/hr
median hourly
Employment
7,610
jobs in TN
Salary Range in Tennessee
Annual Salary Distribution
10th Percentile
$37,920
25th Percentile
$46,150
Median
$51,490
75th Percentile
$55,100
90th Percentile
$65,190
Top Paying Jobs in Tennessee
1. Family Medicine Physicians $229,050 2. Neurologists $228,350 3. Podiatrists $213,180 4. Nurse Anesthetists $203,400 5. Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates $178,730 6. Pediatricians, General $176,150 7. Orthodontists $174,830 8. Chief Executives $173,870 9. Physicists $173,660 10. Law Teachers, Postsecondary $171,280