Captain of Correctional Officers pay range
State of Texas · class code 4512
- Class code
- 4512
- Pay group
- B21
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Texas
- The State of Texas published pay range for Captain of Correctional Officers is $54,278 to $87,046 per year.
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office keys this classification as class code 4512.
- This is the range the plan authorises, not the salary of any individual employee.
Class specification
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office publishes one State Auditor's Office job description (series) for the Senior Correctional Officers series, which includes this class. The passages below are quoted from it as published, not paraphrased, and cut to their opening sentences; the full specification is the authority on duties and qualifications.
What the state says the job is
Performs supervisory work in the care and custody of offenders.
Examples of the work
Supervises correctional staff in the care and custody of offenders assigned to specific work areas. Supervises, instructs, and trains staff and offenders in their assigned work areas and is responsible for the organization and supervision of inmate work details. Supervises and provides security of offenders performing technical skills such as construction, maintenance, laundry, food service, and industrial and agricultural operations. Supervises the preparation and maintenance of records, forms, and reports. Conducts and/or supervises searches of offenders, their living quarters, and work areas for contraband.
Minimum qualifications
Experience in correctional custody or law enforcement work, including supervisory experience. Completion of Correctional Officer Training Academy curriculum requirements. Graduation from a standard senior high school or equivalent is generally preferred. Experience and education may be substituted for one another.
Quoted from the State Auditor's Office job description (series), read 2026-10-21.
Where this comes from
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office publishes this figure in Classification Salary Schedule for Fiscal 2026-27, joined to the State's Position Classification Plan (SAO report 25-701). Every number on this page is read from that document; nothing is estimated, modelled or averaged.
Job titles and their pay groups come from the State's Position Classification Plan, joined to the salary schedule.