Correctional Officers and Jailers pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$58,330avg. a year
$28.04 an hour · 5,170 employed
Correctional Officers and Jailers in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area earn an average of $58,330 a year. That is $5,000 (9%) more than the Texas average of $53,330. The U.S. average is $63,630.
$58,930Median pay
$28.04Average hourly
+9%vs. Texas average
5,170Jobs in this metro
Other Texas metro areas
Average pay for correctional officers and jailers in other Texas metro areas. Swipe to see all 20.
11,770 jobs
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX
$59,870
$28.79 an hour
21,730 jobs
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX
$57,500
$27.64 an hour
3420 jobs
College Station-Bryan, TX
$55,450
$26.66 an hour
4550 jobs
Wichita Falls, TX
$54,390
$26.15 an hour
58,650 jobs
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX
$54,350
$26.13 an hour
6600 jobs
Amarillo, TX
$54,170
$26.05 an hour
7790 jobs
Lubbock, TX
$54,160
$26.04 an hour
81,450 jobs
El Paso, TX
$52,800
$25.38 an hour
91,540 jobs
Killeen-Temple, TX
$52,650
$25.31 an hour
102,040 jobs
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX
$52,580
$25.28 an hour
11730 jobs
Abilene, TX
$52,150
$25.07 an hour
12700 jobs
Waco, TX
$51,440
$24.73 an hour
13660 jobs
Texarkana, TX-AR
$50,130
$24.10 an hour
141,660 jobs
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
$46,500
$22.36 an hour
15310 jobs
Tyler, TX
$46,390
$22.30 an hour
16180 jobs
San Angelo, TX
$46,330
$22.27 an hour
17340 jobs
Longview, TX
$45,730
$21.99 an hour
18480 jobs
Laredo, TX
$45,340
$21.80 an hour
19390 jobs
Corpus Christi, TX
$42,710
$20.54 an hour
20270 jobs
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX
$35,790
$17.21 an hour
Why people trust JobPayFacts
Official government dataEvery number comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics wage survey of employers, not self-reported salaries.
Every state and city830 jobs across all 50 states, D.C. and 199 large metro areas.
Updated every yearNew figures each spring when BLS releases them. This site uses May 2025 data.
How Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington compares
Pay range: metro vs. state vs. U.S.
Annual wage percentiles, May 2025
This metroTexasU.S.
Texas metro areas
Average pay, May 2025 · this metro highlighted
Related jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
| Job | Avg. pay in this metro |
|---|---|
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | $87,110 |
| Security Guards | $40,160 |
| Firefighters | $67,220 |
| Detectives and Criminal Investigators | $99,850 |
| Bailiffs | $72,110 |
| Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers | $29,920 |
Questions and answers
How much do correctional officers and jailers make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington?
The average is $58,330 a year, and the median is $58,930. About 5,170 people work in this job in the metro area.
Is that more than the Texas average?
That is $5,000 (9%) more than the Texas average of $53,330.
Is this job common in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington?
It makes up 1.3 of every 1,000 jobs in the metro area, 0.52 times the national share.
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025, occupation code 33-3012. Metro area: Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 19100). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.