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How many people each state agency pays, and what it pays them, year by year. Pick an agency to see its jobs by title. Only totals and averages for groups of at least 5 people are shown, never one person’s pay.1
Agency
Corrections
3,173 people in FY24, paid $180.0M in all, an average of $56,731.
People
4,590
4,514
| Fiscal year | People |
|---|---|
| FY26 | 4,514 |
| FY25 | 4,590 |
| FY24 | 3,173 |
| FY23 | 3,122 |
| FY22 | 3,124 |
| FY21 | 2,998 |
| FY20 | 2,942 |
| FY19 | 2,925 |
| FY18 | 2,890 |
| FY17 | 2,916 |
| FY16 | 2,962 |
| FY15 | 3,261 |
| FY14 | 3,357 |
| FY13 | 3,264 |
| FY12 | 3,224 |
| FY11 | 3,304 |
| FY10 | 3,287 |
| FY09 | 3,446 |
| FY08 | 3,538 |
| FY07 | 3,381 |
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | People |
|---|---|
| FY26 | 4,514 |
| FY25 | 4,590 |
| FY24 | 3,173 |
| FY23 | 3,122 |
| FY22 | 3,124 |
| FY21 | 2,998 |
| FY20 | 2,942 |
| FY19 | 2,925 |
| FY18 | 2,890 |
| FY17 | 2,916 |
| FY16 | 2,962 |
| FY15 | 3,261 |
| FY14 | 3,357 |
| FY13 | 3,264 |
| FY12 | 3,224 |
| FY11 | 3,304 |
| FY10 | 3,287 |
| FY09 | 3,446 |
| FY08 | 3,538 |
| FY07 | 3,381 |
Total pay
$269.4M
| Fiscal year | Total pay |
|---|---|
| FY26 | $269.4M |
| FY25 | $263.6M |
| FY24 | $180.0M |
| FY23 | $184.8M |
| FY22 | $175.3M |
| FY21 | $171.3M |
| FY20 | $165.7M |
| FY19 | $162.2M |
| FY18 | $159.0M |
| FY17 | $166.6M |
| FY16 | $167.3M |
| FY15 | $167.1M |
| FY14 | $167.1M |
| FY13 | $164.6M |
| FY12 | $165.3M |
| FY11 | $160.4M |
| FY10 | $161.4M |
| FY09 | $168.8M |
| FY08 | $163.2M |
| FY07 | $149.4M |
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | Total pay |
|---|---|
| FY26 | $269.4M |
| FY25 | $263.6M |
| FY24 | $180.0M |
| FY23 | $184.8M |
| FY22 | $175.3M |
| FY21 | $171.3M |
| FY20 | $165.7M |
| FY19 | $162.2M |
| FY18 | $159.0M |
| FY17 | $166.6M |
| FY16 | $167.3M |
| FY15 | $167.1M |
| FY14 | $167.1M |
| FY13 | $164.6M |
| FY12 | $165.3M |
| FY11 | $160.4M |
| FY10 | $161.4M |
| FY09 | $168.8M |
| FY08 | $163.2M |
| FY07 | $149.4M |
Jobs by title, FY24
Titles held by fewer than 5 people here are combined into “Other titles”2.
| Title | People | Average pay | Average base salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Correctional Officer | 1,565 | $47,701 | $55,980 |
| Registered Nurse | 172 | $65,001 | $88,654 |
| Correctional Counselor | 143 | $66,074 | $73,177 |
| Correctional Officer Senior | 111 | $70,147 | $65,813 |
| Other titles | 108 | $57,363 | $87,195 |
| Correctional Supervisor | 101 | $71,561 | $77,701 |
| Correctional Food Service Coordinator | 100 | $57,929 | $62,602 |
| Correctional Trades Leader | 94 | $56,354 | $63,187 |
| Temporary Worker | 92 | $17,811 | $122,015 |
| Licensed Practical Nurse | 38 | $57,146 | $74,289 |
| Activities Specialist 2 | 34 | $71,554 | $77,431 |
| State Industries Production Technician | 33 | $66,667 | $72,747 |
| Treatment Services Director | 33 | $81,373 | $94,513 |
| Psychologist 3 | 28 | $82,740 | $90,899 |
| Clerk Specialist | 27 | $42,051 | $47,384 |
| Physician | 23 | $211,612 | $293,485 |
| Correctional Building Services Coordinator | 22 | $62,709 | $63,164 |
| Administrative Assistant 2 | 21 | $54,503 | $59,532 |
| Accounting Clerk 2 | 20 | $33,863 | $46,294 |
| Executive Officer 3 | 20 | $75,074 | $109,455 |
| Nursing Unit Coordinator | 20 | $45,450 | $52,116 |
| Public Service Manager 1 | 18 | $96,235 | $113,214 |
| Correctional Security Director | 14 | $87,037 | $106,330 |
| Electronic Engineer Technician | 14 | $80,086 | $81,155 |
| Power Plant Engineer 4 | 13 | $59,721 | $62,872 |
| Secretary 2 | 13 | $44,524 | $53,073 |
| Executive Officer 1 | 12 | $70,231 | $80,933 |
| Institutional Superintendent | 12 | $114,619 | $156,743 |
| Storekeeper 3 | 11 | $46,834 | $52,385 |
| Correctional Treatment Director | 10 | $94,748 | $108,824 |
| Safety Officer | 10 | $53,931 | $70,036 |
| Chaplain | 9 | $47,516 | $68,753 |
| Deputy Superintendent | 9 | $105,609 | $123,268 |
| Food Services Director 3 | 9 | $82,738 | $94,458 |
| Human Resources Professional 1 | 9 | $66,500 | $77,038 |
| Nursing Services Director | 9 | $90,253 | $111,314 |
| Plant Operations Manager 3 | 9 | $87,421 | $93,683 |
| Public Service Manager 2 | 9 | $103,716 | $131,287 |
| Purchasing Agent 2 | 9 | $73,356 | $76,364 |
| Secretary 1 | 9 | $33,894 | $43,516 |
| State Industries Supervisor | 9 | $79,922 | $83,616 |
| Training Specialist 1 | 9 | $72,630 | $76,973 |
| Budget Analyst 2 | 8 | $59,239 | $70,583 |
| Dentist | 8 | $160,031 | $212,285 |
| Nurse Supervisor | 8 | $96,426 | $101,323 |
| Pharmacy Technician | 8 | $49,121 | $50,261 |
| Training Specialist 2 | 8 | $68,179 | $83,158 |
| Correctional Security Manager | 7 | $84,531 | $91,666 |
| Electrician | 7 | $66,929 | $70,411 |
| Executive Officer 2 | 7 | $64,962 | $89,924 |
| Human Resources Technical Assistant | 7 | $51,773 | $53,584 |
| Power Plant Engineer 3 | 7 | $42,202 | $55,449 |
| Purchasing Assistant | 7 | $47,626 | $49,899 |
| Administrative Law Judge 2 | 6 | $126,827 | $131,633 |
| Investigator 2 | 6 | $60,676 | $70,217 |
| Mail Clerk 2 | 6 | $39,773 | $41,479 |
| Nurse Practitioner | 6 | $87,949 | $124,101 |
| Pharmacist | 6 | $103,736 | $116,484 |
| Administrative Assistant 1 | 5 | $56,779 | – |
| Dental Assistant | 5 | $51,366 | $51,334 |
| Deputy Corrections Program Administrator | 5 | $114,110 | – |
| Information Technology Specialist 4 | 5 | $18,556 | – |
| Investigator 3 | 5 | $63,967 | $80,575 |
| Transport Driver | 5 | $24,510 | – |
69,436
people paid in FY24$4.19B
total pay in FY24, $3.14B in FY1465%
of it paid by the three state universities and their hospitalsState payroll over time
Total pay for everyone in the salary book, each fiscal year, not adjusted for inflation.
| Fiscal year | People | Total pay |
|---|---|---|
| FY26 | 68,019 | $4.69B |
| FY25 | 70,390 | $4.49B |
| FY24 | 69,436 | $4.19B |
| FY23 | 61,110 | $3.97B |
| FY22 | 65,312 | $3.85B |
| FY21 | 63,829 | $3.69B |
| FY20 | 63,896 | $3.61B |
| FY19 | 60,445 | $3.48B |
| FY18 | 59,867 | $3.44B |
| FY17 | 59,400 | $3.41B |
| FY16 | 58,988 | $3.29B |
| FY15 | 60,138 | $3.21B |
| FY14 | 59,859 | $3.14B |
| FY13 | 59,488 | $3.08B |
| FY12 | 59,929 | $3.02B |
| FY11 | 60,125 | $2.88B |
| FY10 | 59,113 | $2.86B |
| FY09 | 60,328 | $2.92B |
| FY08 | 60,262 | $2.75B |
| FY07 | 67,695 | $2.65B |
Show the numbers
| Fiscal year | People | Total pay |
|---|---|---|
| FY26 | 68,019 | $4.69B |
| FY25 | 70,390 | $4.49B |
| FY24 | 69,436 | $4.19B |
| FY23 | 61,110 | $3.97B |
| FY22 | 65,312 | $3.85B |
| FY21 | 63,829 | $3.69B |
| FY20 | 63,896 | $3.61B |
| FY19 | 60,445 | $3.48B |
| FY18 | 59,867 | $3.44B |
| FY17 | 59,400 | $3.41B |
| FY16 | 58,988 | $3.29B |
| FY15 | 60,138 | $3.21B |
| FY14 | 59,859 | $3.14B |
| FY13 | 59,488 | $3.08B |
| FY12 | 59,929 | $3.02B |
| FY11 | 60,125 | $2.88B |
| FY10 | 59,113 | $2.86B |
| FY09 | 60,328 | $2.92B |
| FY08 | 60,262 | $2.75B |
| FY07 | 67,695 | $2.65B |
By agency, FY24
Average pay is total pay divided by people, so part-time and part-year workers pull it down.
A dash: fewer than 5 people, so pay isn’t shown.
See also what each agency does, what agencies paid out and the state budget.