California · 2025 pay · 344 people
How much does a correctional sergeant make in California?
$133,408typical pay for a correctional sergeant in 2025
$109,910 – $155,115what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 3.9% from 2024.
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- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
- California State Controller's Office · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where correctional sergeants work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- Riverside County117 people$138,267
- Fresno County50 people$129,300
- Sonoma County25 people$193,340
- San Joaquin County20 people$155,208
- Imperial County13 people$93,478
- Yolo County13 people$149,029
- Butte County11 people$130,211
- Placer County11 people$135,434
- Nevada County9 people$112,344
- Sutter County8 people$93,828
- Yuba County8 people$129,923
- Humboldt County7 people$135,100
- City of Taft7 people$79,530
- Tehama County6 people$110,393
- Madera County6 people$114,846
- Plumas County6 people$93,509
- Napa County5 people$153,489
- San Benito County5 people$127,985
- Department of Corrections & Rehabilitation4 people$1,314
- Siskiyou County4 people$105,568
- Calaveras County3 people$105,538
- Modoc County3 people$68,304
- Sierra County1 person$95,197
- California Correctional Health Care Services1 person$47,275
- Mono County1 person$160,665
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Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Correctional Sergeant270 people$129,352
- Correctional Sergeant - 8473 people$144,353
Related jobs and the next step up
Same line of work at a different rank, by typical pay (full-year employees where we can tell).
- Correctional Sergeant (this page)$133,408 (everyone)
- Correctional Deputy Sergeant$147,723 (everyone)
Highest-paid correctional sergeants, 2025
Common questions
How much does a correctional sergeant make in California?
The typical correctional sergeant was paid $133,408 in 2025; most earned between $109,910 and $155,115. This counts all 344 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 18.7% of all pay for correctional sergeants in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Correctional Sergeant, at any level (for example "Correctional Sergeant"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this