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Average Annual Salaries for Correctional Officers in the SLC states, 2000-2007
Data
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State / Year
|
2000
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2001
|
2002
|
2003
|
2004
|
2005
|
2006
|
2007
|
|
Alabama
|
$22,318
|
$22,318
|
$23,221
|
$23,917
|
$23,221
|
$23,917
|
$25,354
|
$27,552
|
|
Arkansas
|
$19,931
|
$20,449
|
$20,981
|
$20,981
|
$22,370
|
$27,026
|
$27,358
|
$29,024
|
|
Florida
|
$25,924
|
$25,175
|
$25,243
|
$25,243
|
N/A
|
$30,204
|
$30,204
|
$30,808
|
|
Georgia
|
$22,044
|
$22,044
|
$22,926
|
$23,614
|
$23,614
|
$23,614
|
$23,614
|
$23,614
|
|
Kentucky
|
$18,264
|
$18,866
|
$19,377
|
$19,855
|
$19,855
|
$20,651
|
$22,595
|
$23,346
|
|
Louisiana
|
$15,948
|
$18,360
|
$18,366
|
$18,366
|
$18,366
|
$18,366
|
$18,366
|
$24,357
|
|
Maryland
|
$24,924
|
$25,921
|
$26,958
|
$26,958
|
$27,710
|
$28,126
|
$34,313
|
$35,000
|
|
Mississippi
|
$17,073
|
$17,072
|
$17,073
|
$17,673
|
$17,673
|
$19,623
|
$20,371
|
$22,006
|
|
Missouri
|
$21,300
|
$21,720
|
$23,268
|
$23,076
|
$23,520
|
$23,520
|
$25,248
|
$26,004
|
|
North Carolina
|
$22,269
|
$22,894
|
$22,894
|
$22,894
|
$24,450
|
$25,301
|
$26,105
|
$26,209
|
|
Oklahoma
|
$16,680
|
$20,672
|
$20,672
|
N/A
|
N/A
|
$20,672
|
$23,472
|
$24,605
|
|
South Carolina
|
$19,748
|
$20,044
|
$20,542
|
$20,044
|
$20,645
|
$22,709
|
$23,390
|
$24,091
|
|
Tennessee
|
$19,416
|
$19,876
|
$20,100
|
$20,700
|
$21,324
|
$23,064
|
$23,748
|
$24,456
|
|
Texas
|
$21,942
|
$21,942
|
$22,772
|
$22,772
|
$22,772
|
$21,792
|
$21,792
|
$22,446
|
|
Virginia
|
$20,823
|
$20,455
|
$22,361
|
$22,361
|
$22,864
|
$22,550
|
$24,257
|
$25,228
|
|
West Virginia
|
$18,120
|
$18,120
|
$20,124
|
$20,124
|
$20,124
|
$20,124
|
$20,124
|
$20,124
|
|
Average
|
$20,420
|
$20,996
|
$21,680
|
$21,905
|
$22,036
|
$23,204
|
$24,394
|
$25,554
|
Sources:
Comparative Data Reports on Corrections, 2000-2007, Southern Legislative Conference
Maryland Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services
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