Del Norte County correctional officer salary, 2025

10 people worked as correctional officers for Del Norte County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $74,529, overtime included.

What is the average correctional officer salary at Del Norte County?

Official pay range1

$53,660 to $81,209

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

Average total pay, full-year correctional officers1

$74,529

average base pay $58,289

Based on the 7 of 10 correctional officers who worked the full year.

Median total pay
$77,146
the middle correctional officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$10,907
average per full-year correctional officer
Starting salary
$53,660
bottom of the Correctional Deputy I range
Average pay rank
43rd
of 43 California employers

What does each correctional officer title at Del Norte 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. Correctional Deputy I$53,660 to $65,224 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  2. Correctional Deputy II$56,343 to $68,485 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  3. Correctional Officer II$56,343 to $68,485 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  4. Correctional Officer III$59,160 to $71,909 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5
  5. Correctional Deputy$66,811 to $81,209 · fewer than 5 people
    Fewer than 5

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

Does Del Norte County pay correctional officers more than other California employers?

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

Full-year correctional officers at Del Norte County earned $51,270 less than the California average.

Average correctional officer pay in Del Norte County compared to nearby counties

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

Del Norte County Shades match the state map.

Where does Del Norte County rank among California employers?

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

All 43 California employers

Del Norte County ranks 43rd of 43, below the middle employer.

Del Norte 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 Del Norte County

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

Pension formula
2.7% at 57
the most common formula among Del Norte County's correctional officers
Employer pension contribution
$21,974
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$12,000
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about correctional officer pay at Del Norte County

What is the average correctional officer salary at Del Norte County?

Correctional officers at Del Norte County who worked the full year earned an average of $74,529 in 2025, overtime included. The middle correctional officer earned $77,146: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its correctional officer titles runs from $53,660 to $81,209.

How much overtime do correctional officers at Del Norte County earn?

Full-year correctional officers were paid an average of $10,907 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $9,782: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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

$53,660 a year: the bottom of the official range for Del Norte County's Correctional Deputy I title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $74,529 in total pay.

What pension do correctional officers at Del Norte County get?

The most common pension formula among Del Norte County's correctional officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $21,974 a year into the pension plan.

More public salaries at Del Norte County

Sources for the Del Norte County figures

Every person who held a correctional officer position at Del Norte 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 Del Norte County.

How we read the data