Correctional Officers and Jailers in Arizona
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$45,377
after federal, FICA and Arizona tax
Tax takes
$9,593
17.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$44,881
Arizona costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Arizona — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$54,970
Kept after tax
$45,377
Worth in national money
$44,881
State rank
24
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Arizona is 24 of 49 states for this job, with a middle wage of $54,970. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 271 among 491 occupations Arizona publishes pay for.
- No great distortion either way. Arizona costs about what the country costs, so from $54,970, take-home of $45,377 is worth roughly $44,881 in national money. The average comes to $56,080, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Arizona ranks 24 of 49 for correctional officers and jailers at $54,970. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Position 271 of 491 in Arizona places correctional officers and jailers in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Price parity in Arizona is near the national base, so for correctional officers and jailers, whose median is $54,970, the adjusted figure of $44,881 differs little from $45,377 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $56,080 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Correctional Officers and Jailers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $45,620 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $54,970 |
| Top tenth earn over | $65,030 |
| This salary | $54,970 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Arizona | $45,377 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $46,348 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$2,815 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $53,761 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,405 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 101 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $54,970 as a midpoint for Arizona, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $45,620 and the ninetieth is $65,030 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Arizona's $45,377, worked from $54,970. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 271 of 491.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $44,881 uses one figure for the whole of Arizona. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 491 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 271.
- The Arizona median of $54,970 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $45,620 to $65,030. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- The Arizona take-home of $45,377, on $54,970 for work ranking 271 of 491 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 271 of 491 in the state.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $44,881, worked from $54,970, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Arizona address, on work sitting at 271 of 491 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $45,620 at the tenth percentile, $65,030 at the ninetieth.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Arizona costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $44,881 rather than its face figure.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Arizona adds its own income tax on top — which is why $45,377 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 49 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($45,620 to $65,030) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Arizona rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Arizona's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $44,881 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $45,377 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Arizona income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.