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Gwinnett County Department of Corrections entry pay
What this agency pays a new officer to start, and how that compares with the rest of the country.
Entry pay onlyEvery salary here is what an officer is paid on day one, out of the academy — base pay on a 40-hour week, with no overtime, shift differential, specialty or education pay counted. Nobody stays on it.
Gwinnett County Department of Corrections starts at $49,102 a year — about $23.61 an hour on a 2,080-hour year, before overtime. That is $19,288 below the median of the 1,681 agencies on this list, and $22,162 below the median for municipal agencies.
Cost of livingPrices in Georgia run about 4% below the national average, so this goes about as far as $50,992 would somewhere at average prices — $1,890 more than the headline figure. Most of that is rent, at 89 against a national average of 100, where goods are 99. Based on state-wide price levels, because this agency is not tied to a single metro area, from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, 2024. The salary above is what the employer publishes; this line is our arithmetic on it, and nothing on this site is ranked on it.
What Gwinnett County Department of Corrections says about itself
The mission of the Department of Corrections is to promote community safety by maintaining a safe and secure environment that encourages positive change and provides quality services that make a difference.
What Gwinnett County Department of Corrections does
Gwinnett County states its Department of Corrections is an accredited government-owned correctional facility whose mission is community safety through a safe and secure environment, positive change, and quality services; sworn officers supervise sentenced state and county inmates.
Where the figure comes from
Checked 13 August 2026. $49,102 annual base salary. Current official Gwinnett County June 23, 2026 Correctional Officer — open the source document
Opening June 23, 2026. $49,102 annual base salary. Current official Gwinnett County June 23, 2026 Correctional Officer recruitment expressly covers entry and senior level, states no Correctional Officer experience is an available applicant response, and publishes $49,102 as the base starting salary
Entry-level base salary only. Overtime, bonuses, education incentives, shift
differentials, locality pay and lateral rates are excluded, so most officers earn more
than this.
How this level compares
Where Gwinnett County Department of Corrections sits is partly about the agency and partly about which level of policing it belongs to. The three levels do not pay the same.
| Level | Lowest | Median | Highest | Agencies |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Municipal | $35,006 | $71,287 | $163,619 | 1046 |
| County | $36,492 | $65,374 | $132,263 | 416 |
| Special jurisdiction | $31,200 | $60,195 | $107,954 | 69 |
| State | $33,994 | $64,998 | $102,692 | 143 |
| Federal | $70,477 | $73,502 | $86,530 | 5 |
| Territory | $16,640 | $28,236 | $43,354 | 9 |
Federal agencies pay the most to start
The middle federal agency starts at $73,502 — about $2,200 more than the middle municipal agency and about $8,100 more than the middle county agency and about $13,300 more than the middle special jurisdiction agency and about $8,500 more than the middle state agency and about $45,300 more than the middle territory agency. Gwinnett County Department of Corrections starts at $49,102, so $22,185 below the municipal middle.
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How it ranks
Common questions
How much does a Gwinnett County Department of Corrections officer make?
Gwinnett County Department of Corrections starts a new officer on $49,102 a year, about $23.61 an hour on a 2,080-hour year. That is base salary before overtime, bonuses, education incentives, shift differentials and locality pay, so most serving officers earn more. The figure comes from $49,102 annual base salary. Current official Gwinnett County June 23, 2026 Correctional Officer.
Is that good pay for a police officer in Georgia?
It ranks #23 of 25 agencies we have verified in Georgia — 2 pay less, 22 pay more in the state — and #1,586 of 1,681 nationally. Against the national median it is $19,288 below, and against other municipal agencies $22,162 below.
Compare with another department
Put Gwinnett County Department of Corrections side by side with any other agency on the site — the two salaries, what each is worth once local prices are counted, and which comes out ahead.
The agencies either side of it
Other agencies in GA
| # | Agency | Level | Sworn # | Entry pay | Vs Gwinnett | National |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandy Springs Police Department | Municipal | 149 | $71,686 | +$22,584 | #687 |
| 2 | Georgia Bureau of Investigation | State | 338 | $64,977 | +$15,875 | #1,027 |
| 3 | Georgia State Patrol | State | — | $63,684 | +$14,582 | #1,072 |
| 4 | South Fulton Police Department | Municipal | 213 | $63,440 | +$14,338 | #1,086 |
| 5 | Roswell Police Department | Municipal | 154 | $62,462 | +$13,360 | #1,135 |
| 6 | Savannah Police Department | Municipal | 425 | $61,989 | +$12,887 | #1,156 |
| 7 | Alpharetta Police Department | Municipal | 105 | $61,100 | +$11,998 | #1,190 |
| 8 | Atlanta Police Department | Municipal | 1,817 | $60,987 | +$11,885 | #1,196 |
| 9 | Snellville Police Department | Municipal | 50 | $60,905 | +$11,803 | #1,199 |
| 10 | Fulton County Sheriff's Office | County | 349 | $60,000 | +$10,898 | #1,240 |
| 11 | Fulton County Police Department | Municipal | 349 | $60,000 | +$10,898 | #1,249 |
| 12 | Athens-Clarke County Police Department | Municipal | 235 | $59,287 | +$10,185 | #1,275 |
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