Missouri · 2025 pay · 106 people
How much does a correctional captain make in Missouri?
$81,064typical pay for a correctional captain in 2025
$70,958 – $91,581what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 9.2% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Missouri Office of Administration · Matches the agency's latest release · oa.mo.gov ↗
Where correctional captains work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid correctional captains, 2025
- 1Dustin D LaytonCorrectional Captain · Department of Corrections$131,813
- 2James R GriffinCorrectional Captain · Department of Corrections$118,351
- 3Buck E. SmithCorrectional Captain · Department of Corrections$112,579
- 4Jerry A WallsCorrectional Captain · Department of Corrections$110,915
- 5Kyle D WebbCorrectional Captain · Department of Corrections$110,287
Common questions
How much does a correctional captain make in Missouri?
The typical correctional captain was paid $81,064 in 2025; most earned between $70,958 and $91,581. This counts all 106 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Correctional Captain, at any level (for example "Correctional Captain"). 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