Jailkeepers

Median Salary: $39,100

Many jailkeepers across the United States share a handful of key professional characteristics. For example, dependability, attention to detail, and persistence can be critical for success in the industry, especially when mixed with career training. Around 455,350 people were working as jailkeepers nationwide in 2009. With that much workplace competition, it's crucial to cultivate these attributes and receive formal training, particularly if you're looking to advance in the field.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the median annual income for jailkeepers in the U.S. was $39,100 in 2009, which works out to a median hourly wage of $18.80. Of course, income can vary with training and by locale. Below, you'll find more data about jailkeepers, including wages and job density for metro areas all over the United States.

Jailkeepers should be skilled in:

  • Oral Expression
  • Selective Attention
  • Information Ordering
  • Written Expression
  • Flexibility of Closure

Different people go into different careers; jailkeepers are typically:

  • Realistic
  • Enterprising
  • Conventional

Working as a jailkeeper requires knowledge in subjects like:

  • Public Safety and Security
  • Law and Government
  • Psychology
  • Computers and Electronics
  • Customer and Personal Service

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Below, you'll see links to more information on the top cities for this occupation (based on the number of people working as jailkeepers). Note: "Job density" refers to the proportion of jailkeepers in each city as compared to the national average.

Alabama
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Anniston NA $27,400 $13.20 $33,800 $16.30 NA
Birmingham 1,220 $34,300 $16.50 $40,200 $19.30 -28.9%
Decatur 180 $24,700 $11.90 $29,400 $14.10 -1.6%
Dothan 100 $27,800 $13.40 $31,400 $15.10 -49%
Florence 60 $23,400 $11.30 $27,000 $13.00 -63.1%
Montgomery 1,220 $34,500 $16.60 $41,500 $19.90 114.1%
Tuscaloosa 140 $33,200 $15.90 $37,900 $18.20 -55.9%
Arizona
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Job Density
Phoenix 7,340 $39,000 $18.80 $45,200 $21.80 19.4%
Yuma 680 $36,100 $17.40 $41,300 $19.90 233.1%
Arkansas
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Job Density
Fayetteville 330 $32,900 $15.80 $36,700 $17.70 -51.4%
Fort Smith 220 $21,000 $10.10 $25,700 $12.30 -46.3%
Jonesboro NA $24,100 $11.60 $25,800 $12.40 NA
Little Rock 420 $26,800 $12.90 $31,000 $14.90 -63.3%
California
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Bakersfield 4,960 $69,400 $33.40 $82,700 $39.80 436%
Los Angeles (Area) 1,110 $53,800 $25.80 $60,900 $29.30 -77.8%
Sacramento 2,500 $63,900 $30.70 $81,600 $39.20 -16%
San Francisco (Area) 1,350 $76,800 $36.90 $85,500 $41.10 -60.6%
San Francisco (City) 1,350 $76,800 $36.90 $85,500 $41.10 -60.6%
San Jose NA $63,500 $30.50 $86,700 $41.70 NA
Colorado
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Colorado Springs 550 $46,400 $22.30 $53,700 $25.80 -35.5%
Denver 1,890 $48,600 $23.30 $61,800 $29.70 -55.5%
District of Columbia
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Washington (Area) NA $46,600 $22.40 $55,900 $26.90 NA
Florida
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Jacksonville 1,310 $37,400 $18.00 $44,800 $21.60 -35.5%
Orlando 2,680 $37,800 $18.20 $45,500 $21.90 -22.2%
Pensacola 1,550 $34,900 $16.80 $37,600 $18.10 193.1%
Tallahassee 1,540 NA NA NA NA 174.3%
Tampa 3,010 $45,100 $21.70 $55,400 $26.60 -23.6%
Georgia
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Athens 80 $22,900 $11.00 $34,100 $16.40 -69.8%
Atlanta 4,360 $31,000 $14.90 $38,000 $18.30 -45.4%
Augusta 1,140 $29,200 $14.00 $33,900 $16.30 59.7%
Columbus 510 $28,300 $13.60 $30,400 $14.60 29.5%
Macon 640 $28,500 $13.70 $30,900 $14.90 91%
Savannah 720 $29,900 $14.40 $36,300 $17.50 38.4%
Hawaii
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Honolulu 1,300 $45,500 $21.90 $51,500 $24.80 -13.7%
Idaho
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Idaho Falls 90 $34,500 $16.60 $37,000 $17.80 -46.4%
Pocatello 80 $35,000 $16.80 $39,400 $18.90 -35.6%
Illinois
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Champaign 100 $25,000 $12.00 $32,500 $15.60 -72.5%
Chicago (Area) 5,200 $42,400 $20.40 $46,200 $22.20 -51%
Indiana
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Evansville 200 $33,700 $16.20 $38,100 $18.30 -65.3%
Fort Wayne 250 NA NA NA NA -64.1%
Indianapolis 2,220 $31,400 $15.10 $35,300 $17.00 -27%
Terre Haute 890 $37,900 $18.20 $47,600 $22.90 278.9%
Iowa
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Davenport 310 $49,500 $23.80 $54,200 $26.10 -51.1%
Des Moines 320 $46,400 $22.30 $55,200 $26.50 -71.3%
Kansas
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Topeka 860 $28,700 $13.80 $32,700 $15.70 124.6%
Kentucky
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Lexington 580 $27,600 $13.30 $46,900 $22.60 -31.5%
Louisville 1,520 $28,000 $13.50 $32,800 $15.80 -26.5%
Louisiana
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Annual Salary
Top 25%
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Alexandria 640 $40,400 $19.40 $49,600 $23.80 191.9%
Baton Rouge 3,130 $31,100 $14.90 $38,300 $18.40 146.3%
Houma 270 $33,300 $16.00 $38,000 $18.30 -19.5%
Lafayette 350 $26,900 $12.90 $34,200 $16.50 -31.8%
New Orleans 1,360 $25,300 $12.20 $33,300 $16.00 -23.4%
Shreveport 580 NA NA NA NA -4.6%
Maine
City/Area Employees Median
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Portland 430 $34,600 $16.60 $38,200 $18.30 -36.8%
Maryland
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Baltimore 5,510 $44,200 $21.30 $50,100 $24.10 25.6%
Cumberland 1,060 $44,400 $21.40 $50,400 $24.20 704.2%
Salisbury 910 $44,300 $21.30 $51,100 $24.60 388.1%
Michigan
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
Top 25%
Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Ann Arbor 790 $53,300 $25.60 $58,000 $27.90 18.8%
Detroit (Area) 1,940 $50,400 $24.20 $55,400 $26.70 -68.4%
Kalamazoo 40 $42,800 $20.60 $47,400 $22.80 -90.5%
Lansing 170 $47,100 $22.60 $54,900 $26.40 -75.7%
Minnesota
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Annual Salary
Top 25%
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Duluth NA $45,700 $22.00 $51,900 $25.00 NA
Minneapolis 2,910 $44,800 $21.60 $51,700 $24.90 -51.7%
Mississippi
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Gulfport 300 $24,400 $11.70 $27,700 $13.30 -16.7%
Hattiesburg NA $23,500 $11.30 $26,500 $12.70 NA
Jackson 770 $24,600 $11.80 $28,000 $13.50 -10.1%
Missouri
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Annual Salary
Top 25%
Hourly Wage
Job Density
Kansas City 2,250 $30,100 $14.50 $37,600 $18.10 -34.6%
St. Louis 2,450 $34,700 $16.70 $45,800 $22.00 -46%
Nebraska
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Omaha 400 $29,800 $14.30 $35,300 $17.00 -74.9%
Nevada
City/Area Employees Median
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Las Vegas 1,740 $58,700 $28.20 $72,400 $34.80 -41.7%
New Jersey
City/Area Employees Median
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Trenton NA $65,700 $31.60 $71,600 $34.40 NA
New Mexico
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Albuquerque 1,660 $35,700 $17.20 $50,200 $24.10 24.4%
New York
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Albany 1,020 $52,100 $25.10 $56,700 $27.30 -32.6%
New York (Area) 4,990 $66,700 $32.10 $76,000 $36.50 -26.8%
Rochester 2,010 NA NA NA NA 17.5%
North Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Top 25%
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Job Density
Charlotte 1,660 $33,900 $16.30 $37,400 $18.00 -43.2%
Durham 390 $32,700 $15.70 $36,500 $17.50 -59.1%
Greensboro 530 $36,400 $17.50 $41,900 $20.10 -56.1%
Hickory 1,100 $28,600 $13.70 $31,500 $15.10 119.2%
Wilmington 410 $30,800 $14.80 $34,500 $16.60 -15.9%
North Dakota
City/Area Employees Median
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Bismarck 170 $33,600 $16.10 $38,300 $18.40 -21%
Fargo NA $36,900 $17.70 $40,800 $19.60 NA
Ohio
City/Area Employees Median
Annual Salary
Median
Hourly Wage
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Akron 160 $34,200 $16.50 $40,200 $19.30 -85.7%
Canton 350 $34,000 $16.30 $41,200 $19.80 -40.1%
Cincinnati 1,560 $37,600 $18.10 $42,700 $20.50 -55.2%
Cleveland 2,130 $38,500 $18.50 $42,500 $20.40 -39.1%
Dayton 360 $40,600 $19.50 $44,400 $21.30 -72.3%
Toledo 680 $38,300 $18.40 $43,200 $20.80 -33.3%
Youngstown 1,400 $40,100 $19.30 $44,500 $21.40 82.8%
Oklahoma
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Lawton 590 $24,300 $11.70 $26,100 $12.50 311.7%
Oklahoma City 2,370 $29,000 $13.90 $36,800 $17.70 20.5%
Tulsa 1,130 $27,100 $13.00 $30,400 $14.60 -23.2%
Oregon
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Portland 1,640 $52,300 $25.20 $59,300 $28.50 -52.8%
Pennsylvania
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Allentown 520 $40,200 $19.30 $47,100 $22.60 -54.4%
Harrisburg 870 $44,400 $21.40 $52,500 $25.30 -19.8%
Philadelphia (Area) 3,060 $50,200 $24.10 $57,000 $27.40 -3.2%
Pittsburgh 1,680 $45,800 $22.00 $57,300 $27.50 -56.7%
Scranton 1,090 $42,800 $20.60 $51,400 $24.70 23.7%
Rhode Island
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Providence NA $50,700 $24.40 $55,900 $26.90 NA
South Carolina
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Charleston 880 $31,200 $15.00 $35,400 $17.00 -9.9%
Florence 160 $28,700 $13.80 $31,900 $15.30 -44.2%
Greenville 470 NA NA NA NA -54.5%
Myrtle Beach 170 $31,600 $15.20 $34,600 $16.60 -56.5%
Tennessee
City/Area Employees Median
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Hourly Wage
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Johnson City 130 $26,700 $12.80 $30,000 $14.40 -52.2%
Kingsport 380 $30,400 $14.60 $33,900 $16.30 -6%
Knoxville 280 $29,500 $14.20 $33,000 $15.90 -75.4%
Memphis 2,780 NA NA NA NA 31.6%
Nashville 2,240 $28,900 $13.90 $33,800 $16.20 -10.8%
Texas
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Abilene 970 $33,500 $16.10 $36,100 $17.30 340.2%
Amarillo 1,220 $32,800 $15.80 $36,100 $17.30 222.4%
Austin 1,290 $32,200 $15.50 $37,900 $18.20 -51.9%
Brownsville 500 $27,800 $13.40 $30,000 $14.40 15.8%
College Station 400 $34,000 $16.40 $36,700 $17.70 26.3%
Dallas (Area) 5,410 $35,700 $17.20 $42,400 $20.40 -46.5%
Houston 7,210 $33,600 $16.20 $36,400 $17.50 -19.4%
Killeen 2,750 $32,300 $15.50 $35,400 $17.00 550.8%
Laredo 410 $29,300 $14.10 $36,800 $17.70 36.3%
Longview 770 $23,300 $11.20 $25,300 $12.20 133.3%
McAllen 1,050 $32,700 $15.70 $35,500 $17.10 37.3%
San Antonio 2,640 $33,500 $16.10 $37,700 $18.10 -9.6%
Texarkana 560 $33,100 $15.90 $37,700 $18.10 197.8%
Virginia
City/Area Employees Median
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Median
Hourly Wage
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Blacksburg 260 $33,200 $16.00 $36,300 $17.50 19.3%
Lynchburg 300 $32,300 $15.50 $35,800 $17.20 -14.6%
Richmond 3,290 $34,700 $16.70 $38,100 $18.30 58.3%
Roanoke 410 $37,100 $17.80 $44,200 $21.30 -24%
Virginia Beach 2,220 $36,300 $17.50 $40,900 $19.70 -13.3%
Winchester 150 $33,600 $16.20 $41,000 $19.70 -20%
Washington
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Seattle (Area) 1,030 $47,300 $22.80 $59,800 $28.80 11.6%
Wenatchee 200 $40,000 $19.20 $43,100 $20.70 47.3%
West Virginia
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Huntington 250 $45,800 $22.00 $56,100 $27.00 -36.1%
Morgantown 340 $47,000 $22.60 $53,500 $25.70 73.4%
Wisconsin
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Appleton 110 $45,600 $21.90 $49,600 $23.80 -73.6%
Eau Claire 390 $39,900 $19.20 $45,500 $21.90 49%
Green Bay 320 $42,800 $20.60 $50,900 $24.50 -44%
Madison 530 $43,600 $21.00 $50,700 $24.40 -53.7%
Milwaukee 620 $46,200 $22.20 $55,000 $26.40 -78.2%