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Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists earn $66,270 a year at the midpoint

Across roughly 89,390 people in this work, the midpoint is $66,270 a year, with most starting near $54,250.

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$66,270median a year · United States
$31.86an hour $73,130average 89,390people
Nine in ten people in this work earn between the two ends. The shaded part is the middle half — where most people are.
$54,25025th $66,270median $84,78075th
$46,84010th percentile $107,79090th percentile
$54,250a year at the 25th percentile, nearer a first job
$103,640best-paying state · California
$34,110lowest-paying state · Mississippi
+56%top state against the national median
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State matters a lotThe same job pays $103,640 in California and $34,110 in Mississippi — a gap of $69,530 a year.

Probation officer earnings, from starting pay up to the top 10%

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Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$66,270
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$64,330−$1,940 Child, Family, and School Social Workers$59,550−$6,720 Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$59,350−$6,920 Counselors, All Other$50,860−$15,410 Social and Human Service Assistants$45,930−$20,340

Probation officer pay rate, hourly and yearly

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$66,269a year

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Ranked 321 of 788 by median pay

Better paid than 59% of the occupations in the survey.

  1. 319 Transportation Security Screeners $66,770
  2. 320 Athletes and Sports Competitors $66,710
  3. 321 Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists $66,270
  4. 322 Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School $66,270
  5. 323 Architectural and Civil Drafters $66,150

Probation officer wages in each state

The 38 states where the most people do this work, of 46 with a published figure: their medians range by 2.21 times. Figures are the 2025 survey.

State Median a year Where most start 10th to 90th Employed
California $103,640 $64,820 $64,820 — $140,950 13,900
Connecticut $97,350 $68,330 $68,330 — $126,680 1,200
Massachusetts $94,590 $61,160 $61,160 — $114,660 1,200
Oregon $84,920 $62,960 $62,960 — $107,400 1,260
Washington $82,750 $69,600 $69,600 — $104,260 2,150
Delaware $81,880 $56,260 $56,260 — $102,000 380
Minnesota $81,580 $56,650 $56,650 — $104,150 2,040
New York $80,350 $54,560 $54,560 — $102,810 4,360
New Jersey $80,280 $52,210 $52,210 — $107,790 2,890
Michigan $79,760 $55,900 $55,900 — $83,180 2,190
Iowa $77,390 $57,410 $57,410 — $94,810 950
Alaska $77,000 $54,310 $54,310 — $118,020 480
Maryland $76,390 $60,010 $60,010 — $96,370 1,370
Nevada $75,840 $54,720 $54,720 — $95,150 780
Illinois $74,390 $49,330 $49,330 — $107,710 2,590
Colorado $71,680 $51,940 $51,940 — $96,770 2,540
Pennsylvania $67,370 $48,340 $48,340 — $89,750 4,310
New Mexico $66,000 $54,640 $54,640 — $86,240 620
Nebraska $63,460 $42,540 $42,540 — $81,370 560
Louisiana $62,910 $44,230 $44,230 — $85,060 980
North Carolina $62,220 $45,410 $45,410 — $75,180 3,310
Kansas $61,890 $49,480 $49,480 — $76,110 760
Ohio $61,120 $46,480 $46,480 — $79,640 3,310
Alabama $61,050 $42,300 $42,300 — $84,270 1,080
Arizona $60,910 $45,790 $45,790 — $80,380 1,100
Georgia $60,270 $45,280 $45,280 — $71,570 2,650
Indiana $60,170 $43,610 $43,610 — $81,160 2,270
Idaho $59,780 $47,470 $47,470 — $77,210 760
Kentucky $59,610 $54,070 $54,070 — $69,000 830
Virginia $58,820 $46,320 $46,320 — $77,010 2,730
Tennessee $58,010 $45,610 $45,610 — $69,470 2,120
South Carolina $56,780 $51,110 $51,110 — $84,710 460
West Virginia $53,120 $37,640 $37,640 — $73,190 890
Texas $52,880 $46,020 $46,020 — $74,290 8,100
Arkansas $51,180 $37,030 $37,030 — $63,750 850
Florida $50,960 $38,350 $38,350 — $64,940 4,490
Oklahoma $50,380 $38,310 $38,310 — $62,980 870
Missouri $46,840 $42,960 $42,960 — $51,710 2,290

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  • Prepared and maintained case folder for each assigned inmate or offender.
  • Gathered information about offenders' backgrounds by talking to offenders, their families and friends, and other people who have relevant information.
  • Interviewed probationers and parolees regularly to evaluate their progress in accomplishing goals and maintaining the terms specified in their probation contracts and rehabilitation plans.

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Questions people ask most

What is a probation officer’s yearly income?

A probation officer makes a median of $66,270 a year (2025 survey). The middle half earn between $54,250 and $84,780.

What is a probation officer’s hourly pay rate?

The median pay rate is $31.86 an hour; the average is $73,130 a year.

What is the starting pay for a probation officer?

Starting pay is usually near the 25th percentile, $54,250 a year, and sometimes as low as the 10th, $46,840.

Which state pays probation officers and correctional treatment specialists the most?

California, with a median of $103,640 a year.

How many people work as probation officers and correctional treatment specialists?

About 89,390 in the United States — number 321 of 788 occupations by median pay.

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