What is the salary of a Detention Sergeant? In the United States, a Detention Sergeant earns an average salary of $81,819. The salary range for a Detention Sergeant is usually between $74,256 and $101,016 per year, representing the 25th to 75th percentiles respectively. The top 10% of earners, that is the 90th percentile, have an annual salary of $116,940. The highest Detention Sergeant salary in the United States was $194,222. The average hourly pay for a Detention Sergeant is $39.34.
Top 3 states paying the highest average Detention Sergeant salary are Oregon, with an average salary of $120,620, followed by Maryland, with an average salary of $119,834, and Minnesota, with an average salary of $112,187. Employers paying the highest salary for a Detention Sergeant job are Washington County (MD), Humboldt County (NV) and Anne Arundel County (MD).
Employer | Average Salary |
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Washington County, MD | $173,488 |
Humboldt County, NV | $124,894 |
Anne Arundel County, MD | $117,137 |
City of Aurora, CO | $115,919 |
Sedgwick County, KS | $115,120 |
City of Myrtle Beach, SC | $107,627 |
Los Alamos County, NM | $107,424 |
Olmsted County, MN | $102,288 |
Brazoria County, TX | $100,358 |
City of Tempe, AZ | $99,004 |
Job Title | Average Salary |
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Detention Officer | $59,804 |
Detention Lieutenant | $98,326 |
Detention Captain | $117,491 |
Detention Corporal | $74,726 |
Detention Supervisor | $75,978 |
Detention Deputy | $69,106 |
Detention | $52,881 |
Detention Officer Part Time | $17,972 |
Detention Shift Supervisor | $70,904 |
Detention Manager | $85,865 |
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State | Average Salary | Records Number |
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Alabama | $40,700 | 6 |
Arkansas | $40,621 | 7 |
Arizona | $77,682 | 230 |
Colorado | $69,140 | 18 |
Georgia | $48,526 | 10 |
Idaho | $69,319 | 5 |
Kansas | $98,387 | 26 |
Maryland | $119,834 | 31 |
Minnesota | $112,187 | 16 |
Missouri | $65,964 | 6 |
North Carolina | $37,474 | 4 |
New Mexico | $61,675 | 13 |
Nevada | $77,683 | 4 |
Ohio | $53,791 | 3 |
Oklahoma | $36,586 | 10 |
Oregon | $120,620 | 4 |
South Carolina | $67,317 | 67 |
Tennessee | $48,237 | 5 |
Texas | $97,139 | 158 |
Washington | $81,832 | 22 |
Wyoming | $83,672 | 25 |