Sonoma County correctional officer salary, 2025

188 people worked as correctional officers for Sonoma County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $148,808, overtime included.

What is the average correctional officer salary at Sonoma County?

Official pay range1

$82,379 to $125,707

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

Average total pay, full-year correctional officers1

$148,808

average base pay $109,510

Based on the 130 of 188 correctional officers who worked the full year.

Most of Sonoma County's correctional officers (166 of 188) hold the title Correctional Deputy II, with an official range of $103,417 to $125,707. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $150,319, $24,612 above the top of the range.

Median total pay
$142,524
the middle correctional officer: half earned more, half less
Overtime
$25,277
average per full-year correctional officer
Starting salary
$82,379
bottom of the Correctional Deputy I range
Average pay rank
5th
of 43 California employers

What does each correctional officer title at Sonoma 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$82,379 to $100,119 · 22 people
    $111,037
  2. Correctional Deputy II$103,417 to $125,707 · 166 people
    $150,319

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 Sonoma 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

RankPeopleOfficial rangeAverage total pay
Officers188$82,379 to $125,707$148,808
Sergeants25$128,880 to $156,638$207,795
Lieutenants9$158,955 to $193,226$197,425

Full-year sergeants averaged $207,795, $58,987 more than officers.

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

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

Full-year correctional officers at Sonoma County earned $23,009 more than the California average.

Average correctional officer pay in Sonoma County compared to nearby counties

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

Sonoma County Shades match the state map.

Where does Sonoma County rank among California employers?

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

All 43 California employers

Sonoma County ranks 5th of 43, above the middle employer.

Sonoma 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 Sonoma County

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

Pension formula
Not reported
the most common formula among Sonoma County's correctional officers
Employer pension contribution
$31,968
average per year
Health, dental and vision
$18,837
average paid by the employer per year

Questions about correctional officer pay at Sonoma County

What is the average correctional officer salary at Sonoma County?

Correctional officers at Sonoma County who worked the full year earned an average of $148,808 in 2025, overtime included. The middle correctional officer earned $142,524: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its correctional officer titles runs from $82,379 to $125,707.

How much overtime do correctional officers at Sonoma County earn?

Full-year correctional officers were paid an average of $25,277 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $19,172: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.

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

$82,379 a year: the bottom of the official range for Sonoma County's Correctional Deputy I title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $148,808 in total pay.

How much does a correctional sergeant make at Sonoma County?

Full-year sergeants at Sonoma County averaged $207,795 in total pay in 2025, overtime included, on an official range of $128,880 to $156,638.

More public salaries at Sonoma County

Sources for the Sonoma County figures

Every person who held a correctional officer position at Sonoma 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 Sonoma County.

How we read the data