Missouri · 2025 pay · 186 people
How much does a correctional lieutenant make in Missouri?
$70,608typical pay for a correctional lieutenant in 2025
$62,177 – $86,526what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 0.1% from 2024.
✓ Official data from Missouri Office of Administration · Matches the agency's latest release · oa.mo.gov ↗
Where correctional lieutenants work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
Highest-paid correctional lieutenants, 2025
- 1Benjamin T. TruebloodCorrectional Lieutenant · Department of Corrections$176,639
- 2Christopher VaughCorrectional Lieutenant · Department of Corrections$140,638
- 3Bradley L SmithCorrectional Lieutenant · Department of Corrections$131,607
- 4Wayne E. VanderwoodCorrectional Lieutenant · Department of Corrections$129,936
- 5Randall P. OdleCorrectional Lieutenant · Department of Corrections$128,597
Common questions
How much does a correctional lieutenant make in Missouri?
The typical correctional lieutenant was paid $70,608 in 2025; most earned between $62,177 and $86,526. This counts all 186 people paid, including part-year workers.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Correctional Lieutenant, at any level (for example "Correctional Lieutenant"). 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