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Correctional Officer (state prison) in New Jersey

New Jersey Civil Service Commission lists 4 job classes for this work in the New Jersey state pay plan: Correctional Police Officer Apprentice, Correctional Police Officer, Senior Correctional Police Officer.

$50,000 – $123,104
state pay plan range, a year
4
classes in the state plan
$94,770
median pay in NJ, all employers
7,570
workers in NJ (SOC 33-3012)

Sources: New Jersey Civil Service Commission, New Jersey State Title List and FY2027 salary schedules by Employee Relations Group; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

New Jersey state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective July 11, 2026. These are the ranges New Jersey sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Correctional Police Officer Apprentice
Class 32650 · class description
Grade X99 (32650) · Single Rates, FY2027 Compensation Compendium (Appendix A)
$50,000 a year
Correctional Police Officer
Class 55628 · class description
Grade L99 (55628) · Single Rates, FY2027 Compensation Compendium (Appendix A)
$55,081 a year
Senior Correctional Police Officer
Class 32642 · class description
Grade L18 · ERG L – Law Enforcement Unit, Corrections (PBA Local 105): FY2027 salary schedule
$75,661 – $123,104 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $75,661 a year
  • Step 2: $79,357 a year
  • Step 3: $83,054 a year
  • Step 4: $86,750 a year
  • Step 5: $90,447 a year
  • Step 6: $94,143 a year
  • Step 7: $97,839 a year
  • Step 8: $101,536 a year
  • Step 9: $105,232 a year
  • Step 10: $114,168 a year
  • Step 11: $123,104 a year
Senior Correctional Police Officer
Class 32659 · class description
Grade L18 · ERG L – Law Enforcement Unit, Corrections (PBA Local 105): FY2027 salary schedule
$75,661 – $123,104 a year
11 steps
  • Step 1: $75,661 a year
  • Step 2: $79,357 a year
  • Step 3: $83,054 a year
  • Step 4: $86,750 a year
  • Step 5: $90,447 a year
  • Step 6: $94,143 a year
  • Step 7: $97,839 a year
  • Step 8: $101,536 a year
  • Step 9: $105,232 a year
  • Step 10: $114,168 a year
  • Step 11: $123,104 a year

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

Source: New Jersey Civil Service Commission, New Jersey State Title List and FY2027 salary schedules by Employee Relations Group. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in New Jersey, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureNJ
Workers7,570
10th percentile$51,410
Median$94,770
90th percentile$106,570
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.

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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