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Prisoners lucky enough to get one of the prized saddle-making jobs can earn the minimum hourly wage of $5.25 while many of their 1,500 peers doing other jobs at the Buena Vista Correctional Facility make about 60 cents a day.
The third-largest employer of correctional officers was what the BLS called facilities support services. There were 22,870 officers in this industry, which provides operational assistance at work sites, and they earned an average wage of $35,290. The starting salary likely fell between $22,770 and $26,920.Finally, the BLS reported 880 corrections officers worked for psychiatric and substance abuse hospitals. These guards averaged $48,820 a year, with the starting salary likely $30,320 to $38,880.he second largest number of correctional officers worked on the local government level, at county or municipal jails. These 159,250 guards averaged $42,020 a year, with the starting wage likely between $24,870 and $30,840 annually.