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Parole Officer in Colorado

Colorado Department of Personnel & Administration, Division of Human Resources (DHR) lists 1 job class for this work in the Colorado state pay plan: Community Parole Officer.

$67,212 – $94,128
state pay plan range, a year
1
classes in the state plan
$71,680
median pay in CO, all employers
2,540
workers in CO (SOC 21-1092)

Sources: Colorado Department of Personnel & Administration, Division of Human Resources (DHR), State of Colorado Pay Plan FY 2026-27 — Pay Plan with Steps, State Troopers and Medical Pay Plan; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Colorado state pay plan Sourced

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

Class and gradePublished rate
Community Parole Officer
Class A3C1XX · class description
Grade A13
$5,601.00 – $7,844.00 a month
$67,212 – $94,128 a year
31 steps
  • Minimum: $5,601.00 a month
  • Year 1: $5,601.00 a month
  • Year 2: $5,601.00 a month
  • Year 3: $5,881.00 a month
  • Year 4: $5,881.00 a month
  • Year 5: $6,175.00 a month
  • Year 6: $6,175.00 a month
  • Year 7: $6,175.00 a month
  • Year 8: $6,484.00 a month
  • Year 9: $6,484.00 a month
  • Year 10: $6,723.00 a month
  • Year 11: $6,723.00 a month
  • Year 12: $6,857.00 a month
  • Year 13: $6,857.00 a month
  • Year 14: $6,857.00 a month
  • Year 15: $6,995.00 a month
  • Year 16: $6,995.00 a month
  • Year 17: $6,995.00 a month
  • Year 18: $6,995.00 a month
  • Year 19: $6,995.00 a month
  • Year 20: $7,135.00 a month
  • Year 21: $7,135.00 a month
  • Year 22: $7,135.00 a month
  • Year 23: $7,135.00 a month
  • Year 24: $7,135.00 a month
  • Year 25: $7,277.00 a month
  • Year 26: $7,277.00 a month
  • Year 27: $7,277.00 a month
  • Year 28: $7,277.00 a month
  • Year 29: $7,277.00 a month
  • Year 30: $7,277.00 a month

Schedule: State of Colorado Pay Plan FY 2026-27. Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Colorado Department of Personnel & Administration, Division of Human Resources (DHR), State of Colorado Pay Plan FY 2026-27 — Pay Plan with Steps, State Troopers and Medical Pay Plan. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Colorado, all employers Sourced

Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists (SOC 21-1092) in Colorado, all employers combined: BLS state estimates do not separate government from private.

MeasureCO
Workers2,540
10th percentile$51,940
Median$71,680
90th percentile$96,770
National median, government employers$67,120

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 Parole Officer page.

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