Pay by state · 46 states
Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist Salary by State (2026)
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists earn the most in California at $103,640 a year and the least in Mississippi at $34,110 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $66,270. All 46 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $103,640California
- National median
- $66,270BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $34,110Mississippi
- States reporting
- 46of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of probation officers and correctional treatment specialists OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
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| 1 | CACalifornia | $103,640 | $80,300 | $123,540 | 13,900 | $93,605 |
| 2 | CTConnecticut | $97,350 | $80,870 | $117,410 | 1,200 | $93,958 |
| 3 | MAMassachusetts | $94,590 | $74,210 | $114,420 | 1,200 | $89,441 |
| 4 | OROregon | $84,920 | $71,470 | $100,010 | 1,260 | $82,159 |
| 5 | VTVermont | $83,820 | $73,670 | $91,120 | 190 | $85,567 |
| 6 | WAWashington | $82,750 | $76,190 | $94,420 | 2,150 | $77,327 |
| 7 | DEDelaware | $81,880 | $70,980 | $92,150 | 380 | $82,038 |
| 8 | MNMinnesota | $81,580 | $65,620 | $103,100 | 2,040 | $82,721 |
| 9 | NYNew York | $80,350 | $68,510 | $96,160 | 4,360 | $74,453 |
| 10 | NJNew Jersey | $80,280 | $58,770 | $105,120 | 2,890 | $73,783 |
| 11 | MIMichigan | $79,760 | $64,710 | $83,180 | 2,190 | $82,896 |
| 12 | IAIowa | $77,390 | $62,070 | $83,250 | 950 | $88,182 |
| 13 | AKAlaska | $77,000 | $64,710 | $96,480 | 480 | $75,225 |
| 14 | MDMaryland | $76,390 | $69,480 | $85,640 | 1,370 | $72,781 |
| 15 | NVNevada | $75,840 | $59,030 | $83,030 | 780 | $75,856 |
| 16 | ILIllinois | $74,390 | $59,510 | $98,390 | 2,590 | $74,421 |
| 17 | HIHawaii | $73,830 | $63,080 | $79,860 | 40 | $67,148 |
| 18 | COColorado | $71,680 | $61,350 | $85,110 | 2,540 | $69,557 |
| 19 | MEMaine | $71,140 | $58,590 | $71,140 | 160 | $73,302 |
| 20 | PAPennsylvania | $67,370 | $55,220 | $83,280 | 4,310 | $69,046 |
| 21 | SDSouth Dakota | $66,870 | $61,480 | $75,210 | 280 | $75,486 |
| 22 | NMNew Mexico | $66,000 | $60,010 | $73,920 | 620 | $71,574 |
| 23 | NDNorth Dakota | $65,140 | $57,590 | $72,650 | 250 | $73,225 |
| 24 | NENebraska | $63,460 | $50,450 | $74,050 | 560 | $70,431 |
| 25 | LALouisiana | $62,910 | $49,740 | $75,560 | 980 | $71,321 |
| 26 | NCNorth Carolina | $62,220 | $51,510 | $66,270 | 3,310 | $65,963 |
| 27 | KSKansas | $61,890 | $57,390 | $68,180 | 760 | $68,715 |
| 28 | OHOhio | $61,120 | $50,860 | $73,690 | 3,310 | $65,881 |
| 29 | ALAlabama | $61,050 | $49,000 | $74,290 | 1,080 | $68,732 |
| 30 | AZArizona | $60,910 | $52,410 | $68,770 | 1,100 | $60,500 |
| 31 | GAGeorgia | $60,270 | $53,950 | $64,710 | 2,650 | $62,590 |
| 32 | INIndiana | $60,170 | $49,840 | $75,110 | 2,270 | $64,471 |
| 33 | IDIdaho | $59,780 | $55,310 | $65,400 | 760 | $62,601 |
| 34 | MTMontana | $59,750 | $57,690 | $61,290 | 360 | $63,131 |
| 35 | KYKentucky | $59,610 | $54,070 | $62,590 | 830 | $66,117 |
| 36 | VAVirginia | $58,820 | $49,780 | $66,110 | 2,730 | $58,178 |
| 37 | TNTennessee | $58,010 | $51,550 | $62,690 | 2,120 | $63,144 |
| 38 | SCSouth Carolina | $56,780 | $53,160 | $65,990 | 460 | $60,566 |
| 39 | WYWyoming | $56,580 | $56,420 | $60,300 | 200 | $61,042 |
| 40 | WVWest Virginia | $53,120 | $46,220 | $61,460 | 890 | $59,354 |
| 41 | TXTexas | $52,880 | $48,100 | $63,150 | 8,100 | $54,483 |
| 42 | ARArkansas | $51,180 | $44,910 | $57,830 | 850 | $58,870 |
| 43 | FLFlorida | $50,960 | $44,990 | $58,490 | 4,490 | $49,278 |
| 44 | OKOklahoma | $50,380 | $43,930 | $54,700 | 870 | $57,352 |
| 45 | MOMissouri | $46,840 | $46,840 | $47,260 | 2,290 | $51,576 |
| 46 | MSMississippi | $34,110 | $31,010 | $44,180 | 150 | $39,228 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists, that changes the ranking: California leads on raw pay at $103,640, while Connecticut leads once prices are taken into account at $93,958.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists the most?
California reports the highest median wage for Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists at $103,640 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by Connecticut ($97,350) and Massachusetts ($94,590).
Which state pays Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists the least?
Mississippi reports the lowest median for Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists at $34,110 a year, $69,530 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts Connecticut first at $93,958 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $97,350. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.