Job outlook for jail officers in the United States

Jail officer job growth summary. After extensive research, interviews, and analysis, Zippia's data science team found that:

• The projected jail officer job growth rate is -10% from 2018-2028.

• About -42,200 new jobs for jail officers are projected over the next decade.

• Jail officer salaries have increased 11% for jail officers in the last 5 years.

• There are over 6,232 jail officers currently employed in the United States.

• There are 57,236 active jail officer job openings in the US.

• The average jail officer salary is $40,440.

Compare the number of jail officer jobs and the average jail officer salary over time.

The map below shows you the number of jail officer job openings in each state. The darker areas on the map show where jail officers earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.