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Probation Officer in Florida

Florida Department of Management Services (DMS), State Human Resource Management lists 3 job classes for this work in the Florida state pay plan: Juvenile Probation Officer, Senior Juvenile Probation Officer, Correctional Probation Officer.

$45,990 – $93,585
state pay plan range, a year
3
classes in the state plan
$50,960
median pay in FL, all employers
4,490
workers in FL (SOC 21-1092)

Sources: Florida Department of Management Services (DMS), State Human Resource Management, Florida State Personnel System — Broadband Crosswalk (September 2026), Pay Grades and Broadband Pay Ranges (July 1, 2026); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Florida state pay plan Sourced

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

Class and gradePublished rate
Juvenile Probation Officer
Class 5965-01
Grade 036 · Career Service pay grades (July 1, 2026)
$45,990 – $93,585 a year
Grade 005 · Broadband pay ranges (July 1, 2026)
$34,760 – $93,585 a year
Senior Juvenile Probation Officer
Class 5966-01
Grade 037 · Career Service pay grades (July 1, 2026)
$48,127 – $78,418 a year
Grade 007 · Broadband pay ranges (July 1, 2026)
$34,760 – $111,189 a year
Correctional Probation Officer
Class 8036-01
Grade 038 · Career Service pay grades (July 1, 2026)
$48,133 – $93,585 a year
Grade 008 · Broadband pay ranges (July 1, 2026)
$35,899 – $127,258 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: Florida Department of Management Services (DMS), State Human Resource Management, Florida State Personnel System — Broadband Crosswalk (September 2026), Pay Grades and Broadband Pay Ranges (July 1, 2026). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Florida, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureFL
Workers4,490
10th percentile$38,350
Median$50,960
90th percentile$64,940
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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