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Correctional Officer (state prison) in Wisconsin

Wisconsin Department of Administration, Division of Personnel Management lists 2 job classes for this work in the Wisconsin state pay plan: Correctional Officer, Correctional Officer - Weekend.

$73,570 – $87,131
state pay plan range, a year
2
classes in the state plan
$73,470
median pay in WI, all employers
7,360
workers in WI (SOC 33-3012)

Sources: Wisconsin Department of Administration, Division of Personnel Management, Wisconsin Alphabetical Listing of Classifications and 2025-2027 Compensation Plan Pay Schedules; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Wisconsin state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective June 28, 2026. These are the ranges Wisconsin sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Correctional Officer
Class 66500
Grade 05-31
$35.37 – $41.89 a hour
$73,570 – $87,131 a year
9 steps
  • 0 years seniority: $35.37 a hour
  • 1 year seniority: $36.06 a hour
  • 2 years seniority: $37.25 a hour
  • 3 years seniority: $37.95 a hour
  • 5 years seniority: $38.69 a hour
  • 10 years seniority: $39.46 a hour
  • 15 years seniority: $40.23 a hour
  • 20 years seniority: $41.06 a hour
  • 25 years seniority: $41.89 a hour
Correctional Officer - Weekend
Class 66560
Grade 05-31
$35.37 – $41.89 a hour
$73,570 – $87,131 a year
9 steps
  • 0 years seniority: $35.37 a hour
  • 1 year seniority: $36.06 a hour
  • 2 years seniority: $37.25 a hour
  • 3 years seniority: $37.95 a hour
  • 5 years seniority: $38.69 a hour
  • 10 years seniority: $39.46 a hour
  • 15 years seniority: $40.23 a hour
  • 20 years seniority: $41.06 a hour
  • 25 years seniority: $41.89 a hour

Schedule: Pay Schedule 05: Security & Public Safety. 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: Wisconsin Department of Administration, Division of Personnel Management, Wisconsin Alphabetical Listing of Classifications and 2025-2027 Compensation Plan Pay Schedules. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Wisconsin, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureWI
Workers7,360
10th percentile$56,540
Median$73,470
90th percentile$92,140
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 Wisconsin

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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