Colusa County correctional officer salary, 2025

13 people worked as correctional officers for Colusa County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $81,050, overtime included.

What is the average correctional officer salary at Colusa County?

Official pay range1

$53,592 to $88,008

from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest correctional officer title

Average total pay, full-year correctional officers1

$81,050

average base pay $69,280

Based on the 12 of 13 correctional officers who worked the full year.

Most of Colusa County's correctional officers (13 of 13) hold the title 534 - Correctional Officer, with an official range of $53,592 to $88,008. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $81,050, within the range.

Median total pay
$79,818
the middle correctional officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$5,787
average per full-year correctional officer
Starting salary
$53,592
bottom of the 534 - Correctional Officer range
Average pay rank
40th
of 43 California employers

What does each correctional officer title at Colusa County pay?

Each bar is the official range for one title, lowest first. The dot marks the average total pay of full-year staff in that title, where at least 5 people stand behind it.1

  1. 534 - Correctional Officer$53,592 to $88,008 · 13 people
    $81,050

official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.

Does Colusa County pay correctional officers more than other California employers?

Average total pay of full-year correctional officers: Colusa County next to every California employer together.1

Full-year correctional officers at Colusa County earned $44,749 less than the California average.

Average correctional officer pay in Colusa County compared to nearby counties

Average total pay of full-year correctional officers across all employers in each county that borders Colusa County, and how much more or less it pays.1

Colusa County Shades match the state map.

Where does Colusa County rank among California employers?

Every employer with at least 5 full-year correctional officers, by average total pay.1

All 43 California employers

Colusa County ranks 40th of 43, below the middle employer.

Colusa County
$100k$150k$200k

Middle employer: $109,074

Each bar counts the employers whose average total pay falls in a $5,000 band. The dashed line marks the middle employer.

Pension and health cover at Colusa County

As reported by the county. Contributions are what the employer paid per full-year correctional officer, on top of wages.1

Pension formula
2.5% at 57
the most common formula among Colusa County's correctional officers
Employer pension contribution
$36,834
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$18,507
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about correctional officer pay at Colusa County

What is the average correctional officer salary at Colusa County?

Correctional officers at Colusa County who worked the full year earned an average of $81,050 in 2025, overtime included. The middle correctional officer earned $79,818: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its correctional officer titles runs from $53,592 to $88,008.

How much overtime do correctional officers at Colusa County earn?

Full-year correctional officers were paid an average of $5,787 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $5,624: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

What is the starting salary for a correctional officer at Colusa County?

$53,592 a year: the bottom of the official range for Colusa County's 534 - Correctional Officer title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $81,050 in total pay.

What pension do correctional officers at Colusa County get?

The most common pension formula among Colusa County's correctional officers is 2.5% at 57, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $36,834 a year into the pension plan.

More public salaries at Colusa County

Sources for the Colusa County figures

Every person who held a correctional officer position at Colusa County at any point in 2025 counts toward the headcount. Pay figures use only people who worked roughly the full year: those whose regular pay reached at least 90% of the bottom of their official range. Total pay is gross wages before tax, including overtime, lump sums and other pay. Averages lead; the median total pay is the middle person's, with half above and half below, and is less pulled by a few people with very high pay. Every figure covers at least 5 people.

  1. State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Colusa County.

How we read the data