First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers in Pennsylvania
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$72,477
after federal, FICA and Pennsylvania tax
Tax takes
$22,123
23.4% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$74,335
Pennsylvania costs less than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Pennsylvania — 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
$94,600
Kept after tax
$72,477
Worth in national money
$74,335
State rank
14
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Pennsylvania pays this job a middle wage of $94,600, ranking 14 of 49 states and sitting about 21.33% above the national middle.
- Within Pennsylvania this is well-paid work. Of 492 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 82 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- No great distortion either way. Pennsylvania costs about what the country costs, so from $94,600, take-home of $72,477 is worth roughly $74,335 in national money. The average lands at $93,840, below the middle of the range.
- Pennsylvania's median for first-line supervisors of correctional officers is $94,600, about 21.33% above the national figure and 14 of 49 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- Ranked against every occupation Pennsylvania publishes a median for, first-line supervisors of correctional officers sits 82 of 492 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Price parity in Pennsylvania is near the national base, so for first-line supervisors of correctional officers, whose median is $94,600, the adjusted figure of $74,335 differs little from $72,477 retained after tax. The state's position for this occupation is therefore set by wage and tax rather than by living costs. At $93,840 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $63,230 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $94,600 |
| Top tenth earn over | $119,870 |
| This salary | $94,600 |
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 Pennsylvania | $72,477 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $75,381 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,237 |
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 | $90,472 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,472 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 98 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Pennsylvania earn less than $94,600. The published range is $63,230 up to $119,870, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Pennsylvania the take-home figure of $72,477, from $94,600, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 82 of 492 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $74,335 uses one figure for the whole of Pennsylvania. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 492 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 82.
- Reported values are medians; for first-line supervisors of correctional officers in Pennsylvania the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $63,230 to $119,870. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Pennsylvania is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $72,477 from $94,600. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 82 of 492 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $74,335, worked from $94,600, 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 Pennsylvania address, on work sitting at 82 of 492 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $63,230 and the top tenth $119,870, so most people doing this work in Pennsylvania sit within a fairly tight band.
What does this pay actually buy where I live?
More than the figure suggests. Prices in Pennsylvania sit below the national level, so take-home here stretches like $74,335 would elsewhere. The wage is the same; the ground it covers is larger.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Pennsylvania's own levy, $72,477 remains.
Why is this job missing from some states?
The survey withholds small samples rather than publish an unreliable number. Pay appears for 49 states here, and a missing state means too few reports, not no jobs.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($63,230 to $119,870) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Pennsylvania rather than a national figure.
What is this occupation's price-adjusted compensation in this state?
Pennsylvania's regional price parity is at or below the national average, so nominal wages understate purchasing power. Take-home deflated by the state price level is $74,335 in national-average terms. The adjustment uses an all-items index and does not isolate housing.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $72,477 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Pennsylvania 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.