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Probation Officer in Delaware

Delaware Department of Human Resources, Classification and Compensation lists 4 job classes for this work in the Delaware state pay plan: Juvenile Probation and Parole Officer, Probation and Parole Officer I–II, Senior Probation and Parole Officer.

$53,872 – $114,384
state pay plan range, a year
4
classes in the state plan
$81,880
median pay in DE, all employers
380
workers in DE (SOC 21-1092)

Sources: Delaware Department of Human Resources, Classification and Compensation, Delaware classification plan (class report) and FY2027 pay grade tables; U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Delaware state pay plan Sourced

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

Class and gradePublished rate
Juvenile Probation and Parole Officer
Class UBEA30 · class description
Grade 013 · Salary plan G377 (DHR class report)
$53,872 – $72,174 a year
Probation and Parole Officer I
Class UBEA01 · class description
Grade 010 · Salary plan G381 (DHR class report)
$68,969 – $94,933 a year
Probation and Parole Officer II
Class UBEA02 · class description
Grade 011 · Salary plan G381 (DHR class report)
$73,107 – $101,018 a year
Senior Probation and Parole Officer
Class UBEA03 · class description
Grade 13A · Salary plan G381 (DHR class report)
$81,879 – $114,384 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: Delaware Department of Human Resources, Classification and Compensation, Delaware classification plan (class report) and FY2027 pay grade tables. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Delaware, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureDE
Workers380
10th percentile$56,260
Median$81,880
90th percentile$102,000
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 Probation Officer page.

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