What are the main factors that influence a Corrections Nurse's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Corrections Nurse?

The Software & Networking industry offers the highest average compensation for Corrections Nurse roles, with salaries approximately 15% above the market median.

How does experience change A Corrections Nurse's salary?

A Corrections Nurse's salary grows with experience: starting around $81,214 for beginners, reaching about $83,585 at mid-level, and approach $87,024 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Corrections Nurse?

Corrections Nurse salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Corrections Nurse roles are District of Columbia $95,583, California $95,220, Massachusetts $93,951. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Corrections Nurse roles make?

Salaries for Corrections Nurse level roles vary by specialization: Corrections Nurse II: $83,792; RN Corrections: $83,036; Corrections Advisor: $61,479; Corrections LPN: $58,124; Corrections Captain: $57,955.

Corrections Nurse Salary in Vermont

How much does a Corrections Nurse make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Corrections Nurse in Vermont is $84,731 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

However, a Corrections Nurse's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $100,497
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $79,007 to $92,984
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $73,795

10% $73,795

50% (Median) $84,731

90% $100,497

Corrections Nurse Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,984	$7,749	$1,788	$45
Average	$84,731	$7,061	$1,629	$41
25th Percentile	$79,007	$6,584	$1,519	$38

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Key Factors That Influence Corrections Nurse Salaries

A Corrections Nurse's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Corrections Nurse Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Corrections Nurse's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $81,214
Early Career (1-2 years): $81,377
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $83,585
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $86,794
Expert (over 8 years): $87,024

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Corrections Nurse	less than 1 year	$81,214
Early Career Level Corrections Nurse	1-2 years	$81,377
Mid-Level Level Corrections Nurse	2-4 years	$83,585
Senior-Level Level Corrections Nurse	5-8 years	$86,794
Expert Level Corrections Nurse	over 8 years	$87,024

How Do Corrections Nurse Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Corrections Nurses. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $95,583.
California: $95,220.
Massachusetts: $93,951.

District of Columbia $95,583 California $95,220 Massachusetts $93,951 Washington $93,606 New Jersey $93,571 Alaska $93,450 Connecticut $92,259 New York $91,776

Hawaii $90,230 Rhode Island $89,505 Maryland $89,013 Minnesota $88,340 Colorado $88,081 Illinois $87,995 Oregon $87,666 Delaware $87,425

New Hampshire $87,273 Virginia $86,933 Pennsylvania $85,940 Nevada $85,439 North Dakota $85,275 Michigan $85,016 Wisconsin $84,921 Vermont $84,731

Texas $84,205 Maine $84,170 Arizona $84,118 Ohio $84,058 Georgia $83,264 Indiana $82,867 Wyoming $82,789 Utah $82,668

Iowa $82,616 Kansas $82,202 Louisiana $82,081 North Carolina $82,038 Missouri $82,021 Florida $81,684 Montana $81,503 Nebraska $81,330

Kentucky $81,235 South Carolina $80,890 Tennessee $80,674 Idaho $80,588 New Mexico $79,957 Oklahoma $79,819 Alabama $79,310 South Dakota $78,455

Arkansas $77,989 West Virginia $77,739 Mississippi $76,988

Top Paying Cities for Corrections Nurse

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $86,730
Barre: $86,860
Cabot: $86,669

Adamant, VT $86,730

Barre, VT $86,860

Cabot, VT $86,669

Calais, VT $86,745

East Barre, VT $86,728

East Calais, VT $86,730

East Montpelier, VT $86,788

Eden, VT $86,673

Eden Mills, VT $86,594

Graniteville, VT $86,855

Hyde Park, VT $86,801

Johnson, VT $86,910

Lake Elmore, VT $86,704

Marshfield, VT $86,684

Moretown, VT $86,916

Morrisville, VT $86,906

Moscow, VT $86,950

Northfield, VT $86,810

Northfield Falls, VT $87,216

North Hyde Park, VT $86,795

North Montpelier, VT $86,707

Plainfield, VT $86,695

Roxbury, VT $86,549

South Barre, VT $86,961

Waterbury, VT $86,941

Stowe, VT $86,953

Waitsfield, VT $86,905

Warren, VT $86,743

Washington, VT $86,574

Waterbury Center, VT $86,939

Websterville, VT $86,841

Williamstown, VT $86,740

Wolcott, VT $86,693

Woodbury, VT $86,607

Worcester, VT $86,694

Rutland, VT $86,691

Belmont, VT $86,423

Benson, VT $86,422

Bomoseen, VT $86,559

Brandon, VT $86,623

Bridport, VT $86,632

Castleton, VT $86,575

Center Rutland, VT $86,635

Chittenden, VT $86,435

Cuttingsville, VT $86,405

Danby, VT $86,553

East Middlebury, VT $86,680

East Poultney, VT $86,562

East Wallingford, VT $86,468

Fair Haven, VT $86,499

Florence, VT $86,469

Forest Dale, VT $86,626

Gaysville, VT $86,076

Granville, VT $86,483

Hancock, VT $86,469

Hydeville, VT $86,569

Killington, VT $86,460

Middlebury, VT $86,814

Middletown Springs, VT $86,516

Mount Holly, VT $86,435

North Clarendon, VT $86,562

Orwell, VT $86,553

Pawlet, VT $86,584

Pittsfield, VT $86,510

Pittsford, VT $86,593

Poultney, VT $86,576

Proctor, VT $86,672

Ripton, VT $86,572

Rochester, VT $86,527

Rupert, VT $86,518

Salisbury, VT $86,656

Shoreham, VT $86,583

Stockbridge, VT $86,429

Wallingford, VT $86,476

Wells, VT $86,587

West Pawlet, VT $86,617

West Rupert, VT $86,596

West Rutland, VT $86,543

Whiting, VT $86,587

Saint Johnsbury, VT $86,680

Albany, VT $86,630

Barnet, VT $86,587

Barton, VT $86,620

Beebe Plain, VT $86,646

Concord, VT $86,505

Coventry, VT $86,747

Craftsbury, VT $86,655

Craftsbury Common, VT $86,659

Danville, VT $86,606

Derby, VT $86,646

Derby Line, VT $86,581

East Burke, VT $86,579

East Charleston, VT $86,587

East Hardwick, VT $86,634

East Haven, VT $86,390

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $86,678

Glover, VT $86,594

Granby, VT $86,284

Greensboro, VT $86,565

Greensboro Bend, VT $86,620

Hardwick, VT $86,716

Irasburg, VT $86,599

Island Pond, VT $86,457

Lowell, VT $86,569

Lower Waterford, VT $86,669

Lyndon, VT $86,653

Lyndon Center, VT $86,751

Lyndonville, VT $86,656

Morgan, VT $86,500

Newport, VT $86,698

Newport Center, VT $86,587

North Concord, VT $86,361

North Troy, VT $86,599

Orleans, VT $86,567

Passumpsic, VT $86,685

Peacham, VT $86,511

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $86,688

Sheffield, VT $86,534

Sutton, VT $86,527

Troy, VT $86,608

West Burke, VT $86,585

West Charleston, VT $86,544

West Danville, VT $86,612

Westfield, VT $86,542

West Glover, VT $86,602

Averill, VT $86,098

Beecher Falls, VT $86,656

Canaan, VT $86,441

Gilman, VT $86,821

Guildhall, VT $86,327

Lunenburg, VT $86,515

Norton, VT $86,271

North Bennington, VT $87,234

North Pownal, VT $87,410

Pownal, VT $87,459

White River Junction, VT $86,669

Ascutney, VT $86,709

Barnard, VT $86,472

Bethel, VT $86,525

Bradford, VT $86,616

Bridgewater, VT $86,561

Bridgewater Corners, VT $86,389

Brookfield, VT $86,610

Brownsville, VT $86,562

Chelsea, VT $86,560

Corinth, VT $86,536

East Corinth, VT $86,573

East Randolph, VT $86,589

East Ryegate, VT $86,514

East Thetford, VT $86,621

Fairlee, VT $86,528

Groton, VT $86,551

Hartford, VT $86,894

Hartland, VT $86,590

Hartland Four Corners, VT $86,587

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $86,809

Newbury, VT $86,541

North Hartland, VT $86,651

North Pomfret, VT $86,503

North Thetford, VT $86,619

Norwich, VT $86,602

Plymouth, VT $86,327

Post Mills, VT $86,600

Quechee, VT $86,690

Randolph, VT $86,675

Randolph Center, VT $86,631

Reading, VT $86,398

Sharon, VT $86,524

South Pomfret, VT $86,441

South Royalton, VT $86,549

South Ryegate, VT $86,566

South Strafford, VT $86,544

South Woodstock, VT $86,420

Strafford, VT $86,469

Taftsville, VT $86,697

Thetford, VT $86,621

Thetford Center, VT $86,530

Topsham, VT $86,505

Tunbridge, VT $86,521

Vershire, VT $86,480

Wells River, VT $86,572

West Fairlee, VT $86,731

West Hartford, VT $86,505

West Newbury, VT $86,538

West Topsham, VT $86,574

Wilder, VT $86,898

Windsor, VT $86,625

Woodstock, VT $86,519

Bellows Falls, VT $86,835

Cambridgeport, VT $86,736

Cavendish, VT $86,448

Chester, VT $86,534

Chester Depot, VT $86,503

Grafton, VT $86,468

Londonderry, VT $86,624

Ludlow, VT $86,492

North Springfield, VT $86,795

Perkinsville, VT $86,559

Peru, VT $86,533

Proctorsville, VT $86,462

Saxtons River, VT $86,817

South Londonderry, VT $86,677

Springfield, VT $86,752

Westminster, VT $86,834

Westminster Station, VT $86,840

Weston, VT $86,444

Shaftsbury, VT $87,130

Brattleboro, VT $87,012

Bondville, VT $86,652

East Dover, VT $86,828

Jacksonville, VT $87,047

Jamaica, VT $86,654

Marlboro, VT $87,443

Newfane, VT $86,771

Putney, VT $86,753

Readsboro, VT $87,453

South Newfane, VT $86,801

Stamford, VT $87,390

Townshend, VT $86,693

Vernon, VT $87,278

Wardsboro, VT $86,756

West Dover, VT $86,898

West Dummerston, VT $86,793

West Halifax, VT $86,927

West Townshend, VT $86,576

West Wardsboro, VT $86,578

Whitingham, VT $87,016

Williamsville, VT $86,793

Wilmington, VT $86,963

Burlington, VT $87,200

South Burlington, VT $87,195

Winooski, VT $87,200

Colchester, VT $87,200

Alburgh, VT $86,765

Bakersfield, VT $86,894

Belvidere Center, VT $86,579

Bristol, VT $86,912

Cambridge, VT $87,016

Charlotte, VT $87,082

East Berkshire, VT $86,810

East Fairfield, VT $86,940

Enosburg Falls, VT $86,700

Essex, VT $87,134

Essex Junction, VT $87,140

Fairfax, VT $87,022

Fairfield, VT $86,938

Ferrisburgh, VT $86,985

Franklin, VT $86,705

Grand Isle, VT $87,030

Highgate Center, VT $86,778

Highgate Springs, VT $86,822

Hinesburg, VT $87,080

Huntington, VT $87,015

Isle La Motte, VT $86,873

Jeffersonville, VT $86,957

Jericho, VT $87,061

Jonesville, VT $87,079

Milton, VT $87,103

Monkton, VT $87,010

Montgomery, VT $86,700

Montgomery Center, VT $86,594

New Haven, VT $86,902

North Ferrisburgh, VT $87,024

North Hero, VT $86,938

Richford, VT $86,685

Richmond, VT $87,071

Saint Albans, VT $86,977

Saint Albans Bay, VT $86,966

Shelburne, VT $87,161

Sheldon, VT $86,873

Sheldon Springs, VT $87,086

South Hero, VT $87,109

Starksboro, VT $86,963

Swanton, VT $86,858

Underhill, VT $87,041

Underhill Center, VT $87,044

Vergennes, VT $86,875

Waterville, VT $86,904

Westford, VT $87,085

Williston, VT $87,150

Montpelier, VT $86,846

Bennington, VT $87,298

Arlington, VT $86,991

Dorset, VT $86,652

East Arlington, VT $86,619

East Dorset, VT $86,654

Manchester, VT $86,888

Manchester Center, VT $86,831

Corrections Nurse Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Corrections Nurse roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 35% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 15% above the average. In contrast, Corrections Nurse positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Corrections Nurse as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Corrections Nurse

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$97,441	$47.0	15%
Biotechnology	$95,323	$46.0	12%
Energy & Utilities	$91,086	$44.0	7%
Insurance	$88,968	$43.0	5%

Corrections Nurse Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Corrections Nurse's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$79,007

Average $84,731/year

$92,984

$6,584

Average $7,061/month

$7,749

$1,519

Average $1,629/week

$1,788

$38

Average $41/hour

$45

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,984	$7,749	$1,788	$45
Average	$84,731	$7,061	$1,629	$41
25th Percentile	$79,007	$6,584	$1,519	$38

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