Correctional Officer (state prison) in Pennsylvania: Pay Plan

$46,610 – $151,577

state pay plan range, a year

classes in the state plan

$63,460

median pay in PA, all employers

15,560

workers in PA (SOC 33-3012)

Sources: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Office of Administration, Pennsylvania Commonwealth Classification and Pay Plan (job classes and pay schedules); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pennsylvania state pay plan Sourced

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

Class and grade	Published rate
Corrections Officer Trainee Class 47200 · class description Grade CO34 · CORRECTIONS OFFICERS/FORENSIC SECURITY EMPLOYES PAY SCHEDULE (PAY SCALE TYPE CO)	$46,610 – $49,010 a year
Corrections Officer 1 Class 47210 · class description Grade CO35 · CORRECTIONS OFFICERS/FORENSIC SECURITY EMPLOYES PAY SCHEDULE (PAY SCALE TYPE CO)	$49,010 – $98,728 a year
Corrections Officer 2 Class 47220 · class description Grade CO37 · CORRECTIONS OFFICERS/FORENSIC SECURITY EMPLOYES PAY SCHEDULE (PAY SCALE TYPE CO)	$53,036 – $107,095 a year
Corrections Officer 3 Class 47230 · class description Grade CM04 · 37½ HOUR CORRECTIONS MANAGEMENT PAY SCHEDULE (PAY SCALE TYPE CM)	$53,692 – $108,402 a year 32 steps Level S: $53,692 a year Level 01: $56,176 a year Level 02: $58,700 a year Level 03: $60,851 a year Level 04: $63,433 a year Level 05: $69,340 a year Level 06: $72,489 a year Level 07: $76,597 a year Level 08: $80,802 a year Level 09: $84,949 a year Level 10: $91,052 a year Level 11: $91,893 a year Level 12: $92,773 a year Level 13: $93,555 a year Level 14: $94,436 a year Level 15: $95,218 a year Level 16: $96,040 a year Level 17: $96,861 a year Level 18: $97,702 a year Level 19: $98,504 a year Level 20: $99,384 a year Level 21: $100,147 a year Level 22: $101,027 a year Level 23: $101,888 a year Level 24: $102,690 a year Level 25: $103,570 a year Level 26: $104,255 a year Level 27: $105,174 a year Level 28: $105,976 a year Level 29: $106,758 a year Level 30: $107,580 a year Level 31: $108,402 a year
Grade CM04 · 40 HOUR CORRECTIONS MANAGEMENT PAY SCHEDULE (PAY SCALE TYPE CM)	$57,272 – $115,628 a year 32 steps Level S: $57,272 a year Level 01: $59,921 a year Level 02: $62,613 a year Level 03: $64,908 a year Level 04: $67,662 a year Level 05: $73,963 a year Level 06: $77,322 a year Level 07: $81,703 a year Level 08: $86,189 a year Level 09: $90,612 a year Level 10: $97,122 a year Level 11: $98,019 a year Level 12: $98,958 a year Level 13: $99,793 a year Level 14: $100,731 a year Level 15: $101,566 a year Level 16: $102,442 a year Level 17: $103,319 a year Level 18: $104,216 a year Level 19: $105,071 a year Level 20: $106,010 a year Level 21: $106,824 a year Level 22: $107,763 a year Level 23: $108,681 a year Level 24: $109,536 a year Level 25: $110,475 a year Level 26: $111,205 a year Level 27: $112,186 a year Level 28: $113,041 a year Level 29: $113,876 a year Level 30: $114,752 a year Level 31: $115,628 a year
Corrections Officer 4 Class 47240 · class description Grade CM06 · 37½ HOUR CORRECTIONS MANAGEMENT PAY SCHEDULE (PAY SCALE TYPE CM)	$61,418 – $124,128 a year 32 steps Level S: $61,418 a year Level 01: $64,313 a year Level 02: $67,149 a year Level 03: $69,653 a year Level 04: $72,587 a year Level 05: $79,414 a year Level 06: $82,954 a year Level 07: $87,707 a year Level 08: $92,480 a year Level 09: $97,213 a year Level 10: $104,196 a year Level 11: $105,194 a year Level 12: $106,191 a year Level 13: $107,071 a year Level 14: $108,108 a year Level 15: $109,067 a year Level 16: $110,005 a year Level 17: $110,925 a year Level 18: $111,844 a year Level 19: $112,803 a year Level 20: $113,702 a year Level 21: $114,680 a year Level 22: $115,639 a year Level 23: $116,578 a year Level 24: $117,556 a year Level 25: $118,416 a year Level 26: $119,394 a year Level 27: $120,392 a year Level 28: $121,311 a year Level 29: $122,211 a year Level 30: $123,189 a year Level 31: $124,128 a year
Grade CM06 · 40 HOUR CORRECTIONS MANAGEMENT PAY SCHEDULE (PAY SCALE TYPE CM)	$65,513 – $132,403 a year 32 steps Level S: $65,513 a year Level 01: $68,601 a year Level 02: $71,626 a year Level 03: $74,297 a year Level 04: $77,426 a year Level 05: $84,708 a year Level 06: $88,484 a year Level 07: $93,554 a year Level 08: $98,645 a year Level 09: $103,694 a year Level 10: $111,143 a year Level 11: $112,207 a year Level 12: $113,271 a year Level 13: $114,210 a year Level 14: $115,315 a year Level 15: $116,338 a year Level 16: $117,339 a year Level 17: $118,320 a year Level 18: $119,300 a year Level 19: $120,323 a year Level 20: $121,282 a year Level 21: $122,326 a year Level 22: $123,348 a year Level 23: $124,349 a year Level 24: $125,393 a year Level 25: $126,311 a year Level 26: $127,354 a year Level 27: $128,418 a year Level 28: $129,399 a year Level 29: $130,358 a year Level 30: $131,401 a year Level 31: $132,403 a year
Corrections Officer 5 Class 47250 · class description Grade CM08 · 37½ HOUR CORRECTIONS MANAGEMENT PAY SCHEDULE (PAY SCALE TYPE CM)	$70,338 – $142,103 a year 32 steps Level S: $70,338 a year Level 01: $73,663 a year Level 02: $76,949 a year Level 03: $79,766 a year Level 04: $83,189 a year Level 05: $90,895 a year Level 06: $95,081 a year Level 07: $100,362 a year Level 08: $105,917 a year Level 09: $111,375 a year Level 10: $119,355 a year Level 11: $120,411 a year Level 12: $121,565 a year Level 13: $122,602 a year Level 14: $123,678 a year Level 15: $124,793 a year Level 16: $125,888 a year Level 17: $126,925 a year Level 18: $128,040 a year Level 19: $129,096 a year Level 20: $130,211 a year Level 21: $131,326 a year Level 22: $132,421 a year Level 23: $133,419 a year Level 24: $134,553 a year Level 25: $135,668 a year Level 26: $136,744 a year Level 27: $137,859 a year Level 28: $138,915 a year Level 29: $139,913 a year Level 30: $141,028 a year Level 31: $142,103 a year
Grade CM08 · 40 HOUR CORRECTIONS MANAGEMENT PAY SCHEDULE (PAY SCALE TYPE CM)	$75,027 – $151,577 a year 32 steps Level S: $75,027 a year Level 01: $78,574 a year Level 02: $82,079 a year Level 03: $85,083 a year Level 04: $88,735 a year Level 05: $96,955 a year Level 06: $101,420 a year Level 07: $107,053 a year Level 08: $112,979 a year Level 09: $118,800 a year Level 10: $127,312 a year Level 11: $128,439 a year Level 12: $129,670 a year Level 13: $130,776 a year Level 14: $131,923 a year Level 15: $133,112 a year Level 16: $134,281 a year Level 17: $135,386 a year Level 18: $136,576 a year Level 19: $137,702 a year Level 20: $138,892 a year Level 21: $140,081 a year Level 22: $141,249 a year Level 23: $142,313 a year Level 24: $143,523 a year Level 25: $144,713 a year Level 26: $145,860 a year Level 27: $147,049 a year Level 28: $148,176 a year Level 29: $149,240 a year Level 30: $150,429 a year Level 31: $151,577 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: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Office of Administration, Pennsylvania Commonwealth Classification and Pay Plan (job classes and pay schedules). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Pennsylvania, all employers Sourced

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

Measure	PA
Workers	15,560
10th percentile	$46,840
Median	$63,460
90th percentile	$85,630
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.

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Pennsylvania Civil Service Corrections Officer 1 — Guardian Selection Inventory (GSI)
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