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Probation Officer in Maryland

Maryland Department of Budget and Management (DBM) lists 3 job classes for this work in the Maryland state pay plan: Parole & Prob Agent I–II, Parole & Prob Agent SR.

$55,710 – $106,155
state pay plan range, a year
3
classes in the state plan
$76,390
median pay in MD, all employers
1,370
workers in MD (SOC 21-1092)

Sources: Maryland Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Maryland State Salary Plan (title order) and FY 2027 salary schedules (effective July 1, 2026); U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 — state estimates. Data captured September 30, 2026.

Maryland state pay plan Sourced

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

Class and gradePublished rate
Parole & Prob Agent I
Class 0674
Grade ASTD 0013
$55,710 – $87,867 a year
24 steps
  • Step 5: $55,710 a year
  • Step 6: $56,824 a year
  • Step 7: $57,961 a year
  • Step 8: $59,121 a year
  • Step 9: $60,304 a year
  • Step 10: $61,511 a year
  • Step 11: $62,742 a year
  • Step 12: $63,997 a year
  • Step 13: $65,278 a year
  • Step 14: $66,584 a year
  • Step 15: $67,916 a year
  • Step 16: $69,275 a year
  • Step 17: $70,662 a year
  • Step 18: $72,076 a year
  • Step 19: $73,518 a year
  • Step 20: $74,989 a year
  • Step 21: $76,489 a year
  • Step 22: $78,019 a year
  • Step 23: $79,581 a year
  • Step 24: $81,173 a year
  • Step 25: $82,797 a year
  • Step 26: $84,454 a year
  • Step 27: $86,144 a year
  • Step 28: $87,867 a year
Parole & Prob Agent II
Class 1188
Grade ASTD 0014
$59,305 – $93,533 a year
24 steps
  • Step 5: $59,305 a year
  • Step 6: $60,491 a year
  • Step 7: $61,701 a year
  • Step 8: $62,936 a year
  • Step 9: $64,195 a year
  • Step 10: $65,479 a year
  • Step 11: $66,790 a year
  • Step 12: $68,126 a year
  • Step 13: $69,489 a year
  • Step 14: $70,880 a year
  • Step 15: $72,298 a year
  • Step 16: $73,744 a year
  • Step 17: $75,220 a year
  • Step 18: $76,725 a year
  • Step 19: $78,260 a year
  • Step 20: $79,826 a year
  • Step 21: $81,423 a year
  • Step 22: $83,052 a year
  • Step 23: $84,713 a year
  • Step 24: $86,408 a year
  • Step 25: $88,137 a year
  • Step 26: $89,900 a year
  • Step 27: $91,699 a year
  • Step 28: $93,533 a year
Parole & Prob Agent SR
Class 3340
Grade ASTD 0016
$67,309 – $106,155 a year
24 steps
  • Step 5: $67,309 a year
  • Step 6: $68,656 a year
  • Step 7: $70,029 a year
  • Step 8: $71,430 a year
  • Step 9: $72,859 a year
  • Step 10: $74,317 a year
  • Step 11: $75,804 a year
  • Step 12: $77,320 a year
  • Step 13: $78,867 a year
  • Step 14: $80,445 a year
  • Step 15: $82,055 a year
  • Step 16: $83,696 a year
  • Step 17: $85,371 a year
  • Step 18: $87,079 a year
  • Step 19: $88,821 a year
  • Step 20: $90,598 a year
  • Step 21: $92,411 a year
  • Step 22: $94,259 a year
  • Step 23: $96,145 a year
  • Step 24: $98,069 a year
  • Step 25: $100,031 a year
  • Step 26: $102,032 a year
  • Step 27: $104,074 a year
  • Step 28: $106,155 a year

Schedule: Standard & Bargaining Unit Employees Salary Schedule (ASTD). Rates are as the plan publishes them; "a year" figures are conversions. Classes are matched to this job by title (GovJobsWiki editorial rule).

Source: Maryland Department of Budget and Management (DBM), Maryland State Salary Plan (title order) and FY 2027 salary schedules (effective July 1, 2026). Data captured September 30, 2026.

Pay in Maryland, all employers Sourced

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

MeasureMD
Workers1,370
10th percentile$60,010
Median$76,390
90th percentile$96,370
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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