Juvenile Correctional pay range
State of Texas · class code 4525
- Class code
- 4525
- Pay group
- B20
- Pay unit
- Year
- State
- Texas
- The State of Texas published pay range for Juvenile Correctional is $51,158 to $81,351 per year.
- Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and the State Auditor's Office keys this classification as class code 4525.
- 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 Juvenile Correctional Officer Supervisor 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 advanced (senior-level) work overseeing correctional staff who provide direct care to juveniles; overseeing the daily operations of a juvenile residential facility; counseling juveniles; and supervising and conducting juvenile programs. Supervises the work of others. Works under minimal supervision, with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and independent judgment.
Examples of the work
Oversees juvenile activities, programs, and behaviors on an individual and group basis. Oversees investigations of incidents and submits reports. Oversees searches for contraband and searches of juveniles. Oversees inspections for health and safety hazards and facility cleanliness. Counsels juveniles, offering advice and guidance. Ensures that juveniles in custody are present or accounted for and reports escapes. Ensures that work shifts are adequately staffed. Transports juveniles as appropriate. Conducts training, ensures the proper training of correctional staff, and monitors the completion of on-the-job training of correctional staff.
Minimum qualifications
Experience working with juveniles, including youth who are emotionally and behaviorally at risk; with youth guidance programs; or with adult or juvenile correctional, mental health, or detention programs. Graduation from a standard senior high school or equivalent is generally preferred. Experience and education may be substituted for one another.
Special requirements
May require a valid driver’s license.
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.