Correctional Officer (state prison) in Alabama

$37,238 – $81,723

state pay plan range, a year

classes in the state plan

$46,660

median pay in AL, all employers

4,970

workers in AL (SOC 33-3012)

Sources: Alabama State Personnel Department, Alabama Merit Semi-Monthly Compensation Plan (effective 09/01/2026); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Alabama state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective September 1, 2026. These are the ranges Alabama sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and grade	Published rate
Corr Off Trainee Class 60710 Grade 68 · Merit Semi-Monthly Compensation Plan, semi-monthly step rates	$1,551.60 – $2,595.20 a half-month $37,238 – $62,285 a year 22 steps Step 01: $1,551.60 a half-month Step 02: $1,591.20 a half-month Step 03: $1,630.50 a half-month Step 04: $1,670.80 a half-month Step 05: $1,711.70 a half-month Step 06: $1,753.90 a half-month Step 07: $1,798.20 a half-month Step 08: $1,842.40 a half-month Step 09: $1,889.70 a half-month Step 10: $1,936.20 a half-month Step 11: $1,983.60 a half-month Step 12: $2,033.20 a half-month Step 13: $2,082.80 a half-month Step 14: $2,135.80 a half-month Step 15: $2,188.80 a half-month Step 16: $2,242.40 a half-month Step 17: $2,297.20 a half-month Step 18: $2,353.40 a half-month Step 19: $2,410.90 a half-month Step 20: $2,469.70 a half-month Step 21: $2,531.80 a half-month Step 22: $2,595.20 a half-month
Corr Officer Class 60711 Grade 70 · Merit Semi-Monthly Compensation Plan, semi-monthly step rates	$1,630.50 – $2,726.50 a half-month $39,132 – $65,436 a year 22 steps Step 01: $1,630.50 a half-month Step 02: $1,670.80 a half-month Step 03: $1,711.70 a half-month Step 04: $1,753.90 a half-month Step 05: $1,798.20 a half-month Step 06: $1,842.40 a half-month Step 07: $1,889.70 a half-month Step 08: $1,936.20 a half-month Step 09: $1,983.60 a half-month Step 10: $2,033.20 a half-month Step 11: $2,082.80 a half-month Step 12: $2,135.80 a half-month Step 13: $2,188.80 a half-month Step 14: $2,242.40 a half-month Step 15: $2,297.20 a half-month Step 16: $2,353.40 a half-month Step 17: $2,410.90 a half-month Step 18: $2,469.70 a half-month Step 19: $2,531.80 a half-month Step 20: $2,595.20 a half-month Step 21: $2,660.70 a half-month Step 22: $2,726.50 a half-month
Corr Off, Senior Class 60709 Grade 73 · Merit Semi-Monthly Compensation Plan, semi-monthly step rates	$1,842.40 – $3,081.40 a half-month $44,218 – $73,954 a year 22 steps Step 01: $1,842.40 a half-month Step 02: $1,889.70 a half-month Step 03: $1,936.20 a half-month Step 04: $1,983.60 a half-month Step 05: $2,033.20 a half-month Step 06: $2,082.80 a half-month Step 07: $2,135.80 a half-month Step 08: $2,188.80 a half-month Step 09: $2,242.40 a half-month Step 10: $2,297.20 a half-month Step 11: $2,353.40 a half-month Step 12: $2,410.90 a half-month Step 13: $2,469.70 a half-month Step 14: $2,531.80 a half-month Step 15: $2,595.20 a half-month Step 16: $2,660.70 a half-month Step 17: $2,726.50 a half-month Step 18: $2,793.40 a half-month Step 19: $2,862.30 a half-month Step 20: $2,933.00 a half-month Step 21: $3,005.50 a half-month Step 22: $3,081.40 a half-month
Correctional Officer-Hourly Class 60713 Grade 239HR · Merit Semi-Monthly Compensation Plan, hourly ranges	$23.46 – $39.29 a hour $48,797 – $81,723 a year 22 steps Step 01: $23.46 a hour Step 02: $24.03 a hour Step 03: $24.64 a hour Step 04: $25.26 a hour Step 05: $25.87 a hour Step 06: $26.51 a hour Step 07: $27.15 a hour Step 08: $27.82 a hour Step 09: $28.50 a hour Step 10: $29.21 a hour Step 11: $29.94 a hour Step 12: $30.70 a hour Step 13: $31.46 a hour Step 14: $32.23 a hour Step 15: $33.03 a hour Step 16: $33.84 a hour Step 17: $34.68 a hour Step 18: $35.55 a hour Step 19: $36.43 a hour Step 20: $37.35 a hour Step 21: $38.31 a hour Step 22: $39.29 a hour

Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions (hourly × 2,080). Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Alabama State Personnel Department, Alabama Merit Semi-Monthly Compensation Plan (effective 09/01/2026). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Alabama, all employers Sourced

Correctional Officers and Jailers (SOC 33-3012) in Alabama, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

Measure	AL
Workers	4,970
10th percentile	$30,430
Median	$46,660
90th percentile	$74,290
National median, government employers	$59,490

Sources: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — national estimates by ownership. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Free practice tests for Alabama

Corrections Officer Entrance Examination
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NTN REACT Adult Corrections Officer Exam
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Source: Open Exam Prep, Open Exam Prep free practice tests. Data captured October 1, 2026. Each link was opened and its exam title checked on the date shown.

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Correctional Officer (state prison) in Alabama

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