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Salary Differences by Employment Situation. As of 2011, over half of all correctional officers were employed in state facilities, where they earned an average of $44,230 per year. Those working in local jails earned a little less on average, approximately $42,020 per year.
In Lancaster County Prison, Pennsylvannia, correctional officers earn $13.63 per hour, or $28,350 per year, but on the average, Pennsylvannia correctional officer salaries start at $11.82 a day or $24,856 per year. In West Virginia, the starting average salaries for correctional officers begin at $22,584 per year.