Tuolumne County correctional officer salary, 2025
Tuolumne County's jail staff here are deputy sheriffs whose title names the jail assignment (such as Deputy Sheriff - Corrections). We count them as its correctional officers. 44 people worked as correctional officers for Tuolumne County in 2025. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $86,337, overtime included.
What is the average correctional officer salary at Tuolumne County?
Official pay range1
$57,578 to $74,186
from the lowest entry salary to the top of the highest correctional officer title
Based on the 30 of 44 correctional officers who worked the full year.
Most of Tuolumne County's correctional officers (40 of 44) hold the title Jail Deputy Sheriff, with an official range of $57,578 to $69,987. Those who worked the full year earned an average of $85,971, $15,984 above the top of the range.
- Median total pay
- $84,470
- the middle correctional officer: half earned more, half less
- Overtime
- $20,086
- average per full-year correctional officer
- Starting salary
- $57,578
- bottom of the Jail Deputy Sheriff range
- Average pay rank
- 37th
- of 43 California employers
What does each correctional officer title at Tuolumne 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
- Jail Deputy Sheriff$85,971
- Jail Deputy Sheriff CorporalFewer than 5
official range average total pay, full year. "Fewer than 5" means too few full-year people in that title to show.
Does Tuolumne County pay correctional officers more than other California employers?
Average total pay of full-year correctional officers: Tuolumne County next to every California employer together.1
- Tuolumne County$86,337
- All employers in California$125,799
Full-year correctional officers at Tuolumne County earned $39,462 less than the California average.
Average correctional officer pay in Tuolumne County compared to nearby counties
Average total pay of full-year correctional officers across all employers in each county that borders Tuolumne County, and how much more or less it pays.1
- Mono County$99,722 average, 1 employer$13,385 more than Tuolumne County
- Calaveras County$90,721 average, 1 employer$4,384 more than Tuolumne County
- Madera County$80,004 average, 1 employer$6,333 less than Tuolumne County
- Alpine CountyNo employerNo correctional officer employer in Alpine County has a page here.
- Mariposa CountyNo employerNo correctional officer employer in Mariposa County has a page here.
- Stanislaus CountyNo employerNo correctional officer employer in Stanislaus County has a page here.
Where does Tuolumne County rank among California employers?
Every employer with at least 5 full-year correctional officers, by average total pay.1
All 43 California employers
Tuolumne County ranks 37th 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 Tuolumne 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 Tuolumne County's correctional officers
- Employer pension contribution
- $11,782
- average per year
- Health, dental and vision
- $16,498
- average paid by the employer per year
Questions about correctional officer pay at Tuolumne County
What is the average correctional officer salary at Tuolumne County?
Correctional officers at Tuolumne County who worked the full year earned an average of $86,337 in 2025, overtime included. The middle correctional officer earned $84,470: half earned more, half less. The official pay range across its correctional officer titles runs from $57,578 to $74,186.
How much overtime do correctional officers at Tuolumne County earn?
Full-year correctional officers were paid an average of $20,086 in overtime in 2025. The middle one was paid $18,490: a few people with a lot of overtime pull the average up.
What is the starting salary for a correctional officer at Tuolumne County?
$57,578 a year: the bottom of the official range for Tuolumne County's Jail Deputy Sheriff title in 2025, as reported. Pay rises with steps and overtime; full-year officers averaged $86,337 in total pay.
What pension do correctional officers at Tuolumne County get?
The most common pension formula among Tuolumne County's correctional officers is 2.7% at 57, as reported by the county. The employer paid an average of $11,782 a year into the pension plan.
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Sources for the Tuolumne County figures
Every person who held a correctional officer position at Tuolumne 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 Tuolumne County.