Correctional Officer (state prison) in Idaho

Sources: Idaho Division of Human Resources, Idaho State Classifications and FY 2026–2027 Salary Structures; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Idaho state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective June 8, 2025. These are the ranges Idaho sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Schedule: FY 2026 & FY 2027 Public Safety Salary Structure. 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: Idaho Division of Human Resources, Idaho State Classifications and FY 2026–2027 Salary Structures. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Idaho, all employers Sourced

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

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 Idaho

• Corrections Officer Entrance Examination
  Entrance or licensing exam · free on Open Exam Prep
• NTN REACT Adult Corrections Officer Exam
  Practice for a named exam · free on Open Exam Prep

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.

More about this job

Requirements, hiring process, training, schedule and day-to-day work are on the national Correctional Officer (state prison) page.

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