SALARY · CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS AND JAILERS · KENTUCKY

Correctional Officers and Jailers salary in Kentucky

A job title alone does not tell you what you will earn. Place matters, sometimes by tens of thousands of dollars. In Kentucky, correctional officers and jailers sat at a median of $42,310 a year, which is the figure I would use first when you compare offers.

MEDIAN ANNUAL SALARY

$42,310

$20 per hour at the median · That is $16,630 (28.2 percent) below the national median of $58,940 for this occupation.

$44,870Mean annual salary
$22Mean hourly wage
$6,770People employed in this job in Kentucky

Salary range

25th: $36,480Median: $42,31075th: $50,310
MeasureAnnual
25th percentile$36,480
Median (50th percentile)$42,310
75th percentile$50,310
Mean$44,870

The middle half of workers earned from $36,480 to $50,310 a year. Employment size matters too. A field with many workers in a state usually means more openings and more room to move employers without moving states. A small field can pay well but offer fewer ways in.

What stays in your pocket on the median salary

ESTIMATED TAKE-HOME PAY

$34,813 a year
$2,901 a month
Federal tax $2,897 · FICA $3,237 · State tax $1,363

Caveat: the Kentucky form was retrieved via a reproduction, not directly from revenue.ky.gov.

Kentucky city and county occupational taxes are separate and are not in this figure.

Read this before you use the take-home figure. It is a single-filer estimate using the 2026 standard deduction. It leaves out credits, other deductions, local taxes, and retirement or health deductions. Your actual paycheck can differ, and for states without a verified 2026 table in this build, state tax is still to be added once its table is verified.

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