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As of 2011, the highest-paying state for corrections officers was New Jersey, where the average salary was $69,840 a year. California ranked second at $66,540, followed by Massachusetts at $57,450, New York at $56,900 and Alaska at $55,380.
As a Corrections Officer, he made $136,294.30 in 2010. Lawmakers have pointed out that the Department of Correctional Service Corrections officers' salaries aren't usually high, but the devil is in the details.Corrections officers start at just $36,420.After 12 months, that goes up to $43,867, and they enjoy a performance-based raise each year. This is close New York's average annual pay of $46,664.awmakers have pointed out that the Department of Correctional Service Corrections officers' salaries aren't usually high, but the devil is in the details. Corrections officers start at just $36,420.