Riverside County correctional officer salary, 2025
1,095 people worked as correctional officers for Riverside County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $103,166, overtime included.
What is the average correctional officer salary at Riverside County?
Official pay range1
$63,486 to $106,865
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest correctional officer title
Based on the 771 of 1,095 correctional officers who worked the full year.
Most of Riverside County's correctional officers (558 of 1,095) hold the title Correctional Deputy II (Os) - 84, with an official range of $73,146 to $101,810. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $106,395, $4,585 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $99,615
- the middle correctional officer: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $24,188
- average per full-year correctional officer
- Starting salary
- $63,486
- bottom of the Correctional Deputy I range
- Average pay rank
- 26th
- of 43 California employers
What does each correctional officer title at Riverside 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 Deputy IFewer than 5
- Correctional Deputy I-84$80,555
- Correctional Deputy II (Os)$106,794
- Correctional Deputy II-S (Os)$120,807
- Correctional Deputy II (Os) - 84$106,395
- Correctional Deputy II-S (Os) -84$124,708
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Correctional sergeant and lieutenant pay at Riverside 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 | 1,095 | $63,486 to $106,865 | $103,166 |
| Sergeants | 117 | $124,979 to $152,474 | $151,783 |
| Lieutenants | 28 | $139,667 to $173,780 | $150,544 |
Full-year sergeants averaged $151,783, $48,617 more than officers.
Does Riverside County pay correctional officers more than other California employers?
Average total pay of full-year correctional officers: Riverside County next to every California employer together.1
- Riverside County$103,166
- All employers in California$125,799
Full-year correctional officers at Riverside County earned $22,633 less than the California average.
Average correctional officer pay in Riverside County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year correctional officers across all employers in each county that borders Riverside County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- San Diego County$133,298 average, 1 employer$30,132 more than Riverside County
- Orange County$120,002 average, 1 employer$16,836 more than Riverside County
- Imperial County$84,656 average, 1 employer$18,510 less than Riverside County
- San Bernardino CountyNo employerNo correctional officer employer in San Bernardino County has a page here.
Where does Riverside County rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year correctional officers, by average total pay.1
All 43 California employers
Riverside County ranks 26th 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 Riverside 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 Riverside County's correctional officers
- Employer pension contribution
- $32,501
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $15,976
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about correctional officer pay at Riverside County
What is the average correctional officer salary at Riverside County?
Correctional officers at Riverside County who worked the full year earned an average of $103,166 in 2025, overtime included. The middle correctional officer earned $99,615: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its correctional officer titles runs from $63,486 to $106,865.
How much overtime do correctional officers at Riverside County earn?
Full-year correctional officers were paid an average of $24,188 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $20,478: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a correctional officer at Riverside County?
$63,486 a year: the bottom of the official range for Riverside County's Correctional Deputy I title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $103,166 in total pay.
How much does a correctional sergeant make at Riverside County?
Full-year sergeants at Riverside County averaged $151,783 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $124,979 to $152,474.
What pension do correctional officers at Riverside County get?
The most common pension formula among Riverside County's correctional officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $32,501 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Riverside County figures
Every person who held a correctional officer position at Riverside 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 Riverside County.