Plumas County correctional officer salary, 2025
18 people worked as correctional officers for Plumas County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $79,070, overtime included.
What is the average correctional officer salary at Plumas County?
Official pay range1
$52,125 to $89,253
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest correctional officer title
Based on the 5 of 18 correctional officers who worked the full year.
- Median total pay
- $79,041
- the middle correctional officer: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $19,399
- average per full-year correctional officer
- Starting salary
- $52,125
- bottom of the Correctional Officer I range
- Average pay rank
- 42nd
- of 43 California employers
What does each correctional officer title at Plumas 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
- Correctional Officer IFewer than 5
- Correctional Officer IIFewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Correctional sergeant pay at Plumas County
Ranks above officer, kept out of the officer figures on this page. Each rank's name leads to its statewide overview. Range: the middle reported bottom and top of each rank's official range. Pay: average total pay of full-year staff, overtime included.1
| Rank | People | Official range | Average total pay |
|---|---|---|---|
| Officers | 18 | $52,125 to $89,253 | $79,070 |
| Sergeants | 6 | $63,690 to $98,883 | $99,741 |
Full-year sergeants averaged $99,741, $20,671 more than officers.
Does Plumas County pay correctional officers more than other California employers?
Average total pay of full-year correctional officers: Plumas County next to every California employer together.1
- Plumas County$79,070
- All employers in California$125,799
Full-year correctional officers at Plumas County earned $46,729 less than the California average.
Average correctional officer pay in Plumas County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year correctional officers across all employers in each county that borders Plumas County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Butte County$112,977 average, 1 employer$33,907 more than Plumas County
- Shasta County$104,112 average, 1 employer$25,042 more than Plumas County
- Yuba County$91,533 average, 1 employer$12,463 more than Plumas County
- Tehama County$90,347 average, 1 employer$11,277 more than Plumas County
- Lassen CountyFewer than 5Fewer than 5 full-year correctional officers at Lassen County's employers.
- Sierra CountyNo employerNo correctional officer employer in Sierra County has a page here.
Where does Plumas County rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year correctional officers, by average total pay.1
All 43 California employers
Plumas County ranks 42nd of 43, below the middle employer.
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 Plumas 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% at 62
- the most common formula among Plumas County's correctional officers
- Employer pension contribution
- $5,227
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $8,358
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about correctional officer pay at Plumas County
What is the average correctional officer salary at Plumas County?
Correctional officers at Plumas County who worked the full year earned an average of $79,070 in 2025, overtime included. The middle correctional officer earned $79,041: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its correctional officer titles runs from $52,125 to $89,253.
How much overtime do correctional officers at Plumas County earn?
Full-year correctional officers were paid an average of $19,399 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $18,093: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a correctional officer at Plumas County?
$52,125 a year: the bottom of the official range for Plumas County's Correctional Officer I title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $79,070 in total pay.
How much does a correctional sergeant make at Plumas County?
Full-year sergeants at Plumas County averaged $99,741 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $63,690 to $98,883.
What pension do correctional officers at Plumas County get?
The most common pension formula among Plumas County's correctional officers is 2% at 62, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $5,227 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Plumas County figures
Every person who held a correctional officer position at Plumas 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.
- State Controller's Office, Government Compensation in California, 2025: positions, official pay ranges, wages, pension formula and employer contributions as reported by Plumas County.