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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.
Salary. According to the BLS, the median wage for probation and correctional treatment specialists is $47,200 per year, or $22.69 per hour. The lowest 10 percent of officers earn $30,920 a year, while the highest 10 percent earn more than $80,750 a year.The highest-paid officers are those employed by state governments.he BLS defines parole officers as a type of probation officer tasked with monitoring offenders who have served a complete jail sentence followed by a conditioned release.