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Parole Officer in Louisiana

Louisiana Department of State Civil Service lists 3 job classes for this work in the Louisiana state pay plan: Probation and Parole Officer 1--Adult, Probation and Parole Officer 2--Adult, Probation and Parole Officer 3--Adult.

$37,461 – $92,851
state pay plan range, a year
3
classes in the state plan
$62,910
median pay in LA, all employers
980
workers in LA (SOC 21-1092)

Sources: Louisiana Department of State Civil Service, Louisiana State Civil Service Pay Plan (Public Version) and Pay Schedules AS, MS, PS, SS, TS, WS; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Louisiana state pay plan Sourced

Published rates for each class, lowest first, effective August 19, 2024. These are the ranges Louisiana sets for its own state employees; cities, counties and school districts have their own pay plans.

Class and gradePublished rate
Probation and Parole Officer 1--Adult
Class 127450
Grade 109
$37,461 – $75,795 a year
Probation and Parole Officer 2--Adult
Class 127370
Grade 110
$40,082 – $81,099 a year
Probation and Parole Officer 3--Adult
Class 127430
Grade 112
$45,885 – $92,851 a year

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

Source: Louisiana Department of State Civil Service, Louisiana State Civil Service Pay Plan (Public Version) and Pay Schedules AS, MS, PS, SS, TS, WS. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Louisiana, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureLA
Workers980
10th percentile$44,230
Median$62,910
90th percentile$85,060
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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