Correctional Officers and Jailers Salary — Virginia Beach, Virginia

The average Correctional Officers and Jailers in Virginia Beach, Virginia earns $53,390 a year.

$53,390 / year, mean
↓ 18.7% below national average 67th percentile in Virginia

Virginia Beach sits roughly in the middle of the pack for this role within Virginia — neither a standout nor a laggard. That's noticeably below the national average for correctional officers and jailers, worth factoring into any relocation math. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Virginia

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
1,520
Estimate confidence
RSE 0.5%
Cost of living 98 #75 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1524 #67 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $373,678 #65 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $80,533 #48 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Virginia Beach ranks #75 for cost of living and #65 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $126,290 San Luis Obispo $102,510 Salinas $99,160 San Francisco $97,620 Bakersfield $96,930 Stockton $95,460 Vineland $95,300 Fresno $90,780 Riverside $90,290 Santa Cruz $87,850 Santa Maria $86,470 Sacramento $86,280 New York $85,240 Seattle $84,860 Portland $83,260 Los Angeles $83,090 Bend $82,610 Salem $80,540 Chicago $80,440 Olympia $79,370 Bellingham $79,000 Bremerton $78,890 Spokane $77,210 Merced $77,060 Eugene $76,540 Kennewick $75,530 Elmira $75,050 Rochester $75,040 Kiryas Joel $74,140 Buffalo $73,160 Utica $71,330 Yakima $70,800 Miami $70,650 Glens Falls $70,210 Naples $70,100 Sarasota $69,580 Reading $69,540 Philadelphia $69,420 Ann Arbor $69,400 Atlantic City $68,080 State College $67,940 Tampa $67,160 Syracuse $67,040 Grand Rapids $66,420 Springfield $66,160 Jacksonville $65,980 Harrisburg $65,960 Redding $65,780 Salisbury $65,150 Albany $65,100 Wenatchee $64,940 Pittsburgh $64,670 Detroit $64,630 Wildwood $64,210 Baltimore $64,150 Rockford $64,070 Scranton $63,440 Peoria $63,360 Lancaster $63,300 Hagerstown $62,910 Johnstown $62,470 Palm Bay $60,840 Austin $59,870 Port St. Lucie $59,730 Wheeling $59,610 Champaign $59,000 Dallas $58,330 Erie $57,960 Beaumont $57,500 Traverse City $57,440 Fort Wayne $57,200 Terre Haute $56,740 Lansing $56,420 Allentown $56,380 Beckley $56,070 Richmond $55,660 College Station $55,450 Bloomington $55,210 Wichita Falls $54,390 Houston $54,350 Charlottesville $54,300 Amarillo $54,170 Lubbock $54,160 Winchester $54,160 Virginia Beach $53,390 Evansville $53,270 Lexington $53,020 Punta Gorda $52,990 El Paso $52,800 Lakeland $52,660 Killeen $52,650 San Antonio $52,580 Gainesville $52,550 Roanoke $52,530 Huntington $52,470 Blacksburg $52,230 Abilene $52,150 Tallahassee $52,150 South Bend $52,040 Harrisonburg $51,500 Waco $51,440 Lafayette $50,660 Texarkana $50,130 Indianapolis $50,070 Pensacola $50,020 Panama City $49,840 Ocala $49,620 Deltona $49,590 Staunton $49,470 Orlando $49,200 Crestview $48,570 Fort Myers $48,030 Lynchburg $47,900 McAllen $46,500 Louisville $46,440 Tyler $46,390 San Angelo $46,330 Longview $45,730 Laredo $45,340 Corpus Christi $42,710 Owensboro $41,770 Bowling Green $40,240 Paducah $36,740 Brownsville $35,790
CityMean salaryvs. Virginia Beach
Abilene, Texas$52,150-2.3%
Albany, New York$65,100+21.9%
Allentown, Pennsylvania$56,380+5.6%
Amarillo, Texas$54,170+1.5%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$69,400+30.0%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$68,080+27.5%
Austin, Texas$59,870+12.1%
Bakersfield, California$96,930+81.6%
Baltimore, Maryland$64,150+20.2%
Beaumont, Texas$57,500+7.7%
Beckley, West Virginia$56,070+5.0%
Bellingham, Washington$79,000+48.0%
Bend, Oregon$82,610+54.7%
Blacksburg, Virginia$52,230-2.2%
Bloomington, Indiana$55,210+3.4%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$40,240-24.6%
Bremerton, Washington$78,890+47.8%
Brownsville, Texas$35,790-33.0%
Buffalo, New York$73,160+37.0%
Fort Myers, Florida$48,030-10.0%
Champaign, Illinois$59,000+10.5%
Charlottesville, Virginia$54,300+1.7%
Chicago, Illinois$80,440+50.7%
College Station, Texas$55,450+3.9%
Corpus Christi, Texas$42,710-20.0%
Crestview, Florida$48,570-9.0%
Dallas, Texas$58,330+9.3%
Deltona, Florida$49,590-7.1%
Detroit, Michigan$64,630+21.1%
Elmira, New York$75,050+40.6%
El Paso, Texas$52,800-1.1%
Erie, Pennsylvania$57,960+8.6%
Eugene, Oregon$76,540+43.4%
Evansville, Indiana$53,270-0.2%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$57,200+7.1%
Fresno, California$90,780+70.0%
Gainesville, Florida$52,550-1.6%
Glens Falls, New York$70,210+31.5%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$66,420+24.4%
Hagerstown, Maryland$62,910+17.8%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$65,960+23.5%
Harrisonburg, Virginia$51,500-3.5%
Houston, Texas$54,350+1.8%
Huntington, West Virginia$52,470-1.7%
Indianapolis, Indiana$50,070-6.2%
Jacksonville, Florida$65,980+23.6%
Johnstown, Pennsylvania$62,470+17.0%
Kennewick, Washington$75,530+41.5%
Killeen, Texas$52,650-1.4%
Kiryas Joel, New York$74,140+38.9%
Lafayette, Indiana$50,660-5.1%
Lakeland, Florida$52,660-1.4%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$63,300+18.6%
Lansing, Michigan$56,420+5.7%
Laredo, Texas$45,340-15.1%
Lexington, Kentucky$53,020-0.7%
Longview, Texas$45,730-14.3%
Los Angeles, California$83,090+55.6%
Louisville, Kentucky$46,440-13.0%
Lubbock, Texas$54,160+1.4%
Lynchburg, Virginia$47,900-10.3%
McAllen, Texas$46,500-12.9%
Merced, California$77,060+44.3%
Miami, Florida$70,650+32.3%
Naples, Florida$70,100+31.3%
New York, New York$85,240+59.7%
Sarasota, Florida$69,580+30.3%
Ocala, Florida$49,620-7.1%
Olympia, Washington$79,370+48.7%
Orlando, Florida$49,200-7.8%
Owensboro, Kentucky$41,770-21.8%
Paducah, Kentucky$36,740-31.2%
Palm Bay, Florida$60,840+14.0%
Panama City, Florida$49,840-6.6%
Pensacola, Florida$50,020-6.3%
Peoria, Illinois$63,360+18.7%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$69,420+30.0%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$64,670+21.1%
Portland, Oregon$83,260+55.9%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$59,730+11.9%
Punta Gorda, Florida$52,990-0.7%
Reading, Pennsylvania$69,540+30.2%
Redding, California$65,780+23.2%
Richmond, Virginia$55,660+4.3%
Riverside, California$90,290+69.1%
Roanoke, Virginia$52,530-1.6%
Rochester, New York$75,040+40.6%
Rockford, Illinois$64,070+20.0%
Sacramento, California$86,280+61.6%
Salem, Oregon$80,540+50.9%
Salinas, California$99,160+85.7%
Salisbury, Maryland$65,150+22.0%
San Angelo, Texas$46,330-13.2%
San Antonio, Texas$52,580-1.5%
San Francisco, California$97,620+82.8%
San Jose, California$126,290+136.5%
San Luis Obispo, California$102,510+92.0%
Santa Cruz, California$87,850+64.5%
Santa Maria, California$86,470+62.0%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$63,440+18.8%
Seattle, Washington$84,860+58.9%
South Bend, Indiana$52,040-2.5%
Spokane, Washington$77,210+44.6%
Springfield, Illinois$66,160+23.9%
State College, Pennsylvania$67,940+27.3%
Staunton, Virginia$49,470-7.3%
Stockton, California$95,460+78.8%
Syracuse, New York$67,040+25.6%
Tallahassee, Florida$52,150-2.3%
Tampa, Florida$67,160+25.8%
Terre Haute, Indiana$56,740+6.3%
Texarkana, Texas$50,130-6.1%
Traverse City, Michigan$57,440+7.6%
Tyler, Texas$46,390-13.1%
Utica, New York$71,330+33.6%
Vineland, New Jersey$95,300+78.5%
Waco, Texas$51,440-3.7%
Wenatchee, Washington$64,940+21.6%
Wheeling, West Virginia$59,610+11.7%
Wichita Falls, Texas$54,390+1.9%
Wildwood, Florida$64,210+20.3%
Winchester, Virginia$54,160+1.4%
Yakima, Washington$70,800+32.6%
Gross salary
53,390/yr
Estimated take-home
42,823/yr
Est. total withheld
19.8%

Single filer, federal + Virginia state tax + FICA, 2025 rates. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional for your specific situation.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 33-3012 SOC code
Official area Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 47260 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: va_tax_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
ChesapeakeNorfolk
Multi-state area: VA;NC
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Where this is

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Highlighted: Virginia

Population (metro area)
1,782,590