Job outlook for jailers in the United States

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

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

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

• Jailer salaries have increased 11% for jailers in the last 5 years.

• There are over 10,241 jailers currently employed in the United States.

• There are 2,228 active jailer job openings in the US.

• The average jailer salary is $40,540.

Compare the number of jailer jobs and the average jailer salary over time.

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