What are the main factors that influence a Detention Technician'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 Detention Technician?

The Energy & Utilities industry offers the highest average compensation for Detention Technician roles, with salaries approximately 30% above the market median.

How does experience change A Detention Technician's salary?

A Detention Technician's salary grows with experience: starting around $47,832 for beginners, reaching about $60,465 at mid-level, and approach $105,641 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Detention Technician?

Detention Technician salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Detention Technician roles are District of Columbia $54,968, California $54,759, Massachusetts $54,030. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Detention Technician roles make?

Salaries for Detention Technician level roles vary by specialization: Detention Enforcement Officer: $68,494; Juvenile Detention Supervisor: $67,746; Detention Officer: $53,066; Detention Deputy: $52,743; Detention Specialist: $51,411.

Detention Technician Salary in Wisconsin

How much does a Detention Technician make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Detention Technician in Wisconsin is $48,837 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $23.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $58,049
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $44,597 to $53,659
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $40,736

10% $40,736

50% (Median) $48,837

90% $58,049

Detention Technician Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,659	$4,472	$1,032	$26
Average	$48,837	$4,070	$939	$23
25th Percentile	$44,597	$3,716	$858	$21

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Key Factors That Influence Detention Technician Salaries

A Detention Technician'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 Detention Technician Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Detention Technician'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): $47,832
Early Career (1-2 years): $53,639
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $60,465
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $92,581
Expert (over 8 years): $105,641

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Detention Technician	less than 1 year	$47,832
Waste Water Treatment Technician II	1-2 years	$53,639
Waste Water Treatment Technician III	2-4 years	$60,465
Waste Water Treatment Superintendent	5-8 years	$92,581
Waste Water Treatment Plant Manager	over 8 years	$105,641

How Do Detention Technician 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 Detention Technicians. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $54,968.
California: $54,759.
Massachusetts: $54,030.

District of Columbia $54,968 California $54,759 Massachusetts $54,030 Washington $53,831 New Jersey $53,811 Alaska $53,742 Connecticut $53,057 New York $52,779

Hawaii $51,890 Rhode Island $51,473 Maryland $51,190 Minnesota $50,803 Colorado $50,654 Illinois $50,604 Oregon $50,415 Delaware $50,276

New Hampshire $50,189 Virginia $49,993 Pennsylvania $49,422 Nevada $49,135 North Dakota $49,040 Michigan $48,891 Wisconsin $48,837 Vermont $48,727

Texas $48,425 Maine $48,405 Arizona $48,375 Ohio $48,340 Georgia $47,883 Indiana $47,655 Wyoming $47,610 Utah $47,541

Iowa $47,511 Kansas $47,273 Louisiana $47,203 North Carolina $47,178 Missouri $47,169 Florida $46,975 Montana $46,871 Nebraska $46,771

Kentucky $46,717 South Carolina $46,518 Tennessee $46,394 Idaho $46,344 New Mexico $45,982 Oklahoma $45,903 Alabama $45,610 South Dakota $45,118

Arkansas $44,850 West Virginia $44,706 Mississippi $44,274

Top Paying Cities for Detention Technician

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:

Green Lake: $47,504
Greenville: $47,956
Hancock: $47,084

Green Lake, WI $47,504

Greenville, WI $47,956

Hancock, WI $47,084

Hortonville, WI $47,855

Iola, WI $47,293

King, WI $47,655

Larsen, WI $47,767

Leopolis, WI $47,234

Manawa, WI $47,468

Marion, WI $47,322

Menasha, WI $47,995

Neenah, WI $47,908

Neshkoro, WI $47,333

New London, WI $47,658

Ogdensburg, WI $47,362

Omro, WI $47,596

Pickett, WI $47,635

Pine River, WI $47,451

Plainfield, WI $47,171

Poy Sippi, WI $47,483

Princeton, WI $47,390

Readfield, WI $47,719

Redgranite, WI $47,496

Ripon, WI $47,588

Rosendale, WI $47,611

Saxeville, WI $47,398

Scandinavia, WI $47,330

Tilleda, WI $47,163

Van Dyne, WI $47,671

Waukau, WI $47,588

Waupaca, WI $47,460

Wautoma, WI $47,350

Weyauwega, WI $47,542

Wild Rose, WI $47,364

Winnebago, WI $47,780

Winneconne, WI $47,669

Wilson, WI $48,450

Boyd, WI $47,196

Cadott, WI $47,230

Chetek, WI $47,102

Chippewa Falls, WI $47,331

Colfax, WI $47,274

Conrath, WI $47,007

Cornell, WI $47,128

Dallas, WI $47,373

Downing, WI $48,224

Downsville, WI $47,874

Durand, WI $47,827

Eau Galle, WI $47,722

Eleva, WI $47,382

Elk Mound, WI $47,277

Elmwood, WI $48,180

Fairchild, WI $47,324

Fall Creek, WI $47,352

Gilmanton, WI $47,598

Holcombe, WI $47,047

Humbird, WI $47,272

Independence, WI $47,460

Jim Falls, WI $47,168

Knapp, WI $48,198

Maiden Rock, WI $48,257

Menomonie, WI $47,828

Merrillan, WI $47,206

Mondovi, WI $47,478

Nelson, WI $48,044

New Auburn, WI $47,083

Osseo, WI $47,493

Pepin, WI $48,423

Pigeon Falls, WI $47,599

Plum City, WI $48,192

Prairie Farm, WI $47,781

Ridgeland, WI $47,525

Rock Falls, WI $47,298

Sand Creek, WI $47,109

Sheldon, WI $46,986

Spring Valley, WI $48,483

Stanley, WI $47,208

Stockholm, WI $48,536

Strum, WI $47,461

Thorp, WI $47,186

Wheeler, WI $47,628

Whitehall, WI $47,399

Spooner, WI $46,972

Almena, WI $47,629

Ashland, WI $46,925

Balsam Lake, WI $48,406

Barron, WI $47,330

Barronett, WI $46,992

Bayfield, WI $46,926

Benoit, WI $46,857

Birchwood, WI $46,908

Brill, WI $47,105

Bruce, WI $46,962

Brule, WI $47,364

Cable, WI $46,761

Cameron, WI $47,116

Centuria, WI $48,672

Comstock, WI $47,759

Cornucopia, WI $46,988

Couderay, WI $46,785

Cumberland, WI $47,408

Danbury, WI $47,252

Drummond, WI $46,900

Edgewater, WI $46,881

Exeland, WI $46,820

Foxboro, WI $47,532

Frederic, WI $47,670

Gordon, WI $47,137

Grand View, WI $46,805

Grantsburg, WI $47,960

Haugen, WI $47,155

Hawthorne, WI $47,519

Hayward, WI $46,820

Herbster, WI $47,053

Hertel, WI $46,985

High Bridge, WI $46,855

Iron River, WI $47,191

Ladysmith, WI $46,966

Lake Nebagamon, WI $47,414

La Pointe, WI $46,846

Luck, WI $48,223

Maple, WI $47,526

Marengo, WI $46,835

Mason, WI $46,842

Mikana, WI $47,099

Milltown, WI $48,424

Minong, WI $47,116

Odanah, WI $47,032

Ojibwa, WI $46,739

Glidden, WI $46,757

Harshaw, WI $46,973

Hawkins, WI $46,884

Hazelhurst, WI $46,981

Heafford Junction, WI $47,021

Hurley, WI $46,887

Iron Belt, WI $46,799

Kennan, WI $46,892

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $46,968

Lake Tomahawk, WI $46,995

Land O Lakes, WI $46,932

Laona, WI $46,958

Long Lake, WI $46,829

Mc Naughton, WI $47,000

Manitowish Waters, WI $46,928

Mellen, WI $46,776

Mercer, WI $46,845

Minocqua, WI $47,018

Montreal, WI $46,899

Park Falls, WI $46,881

Phelps, WI $46,931

Phillips, WI $46,901

Prentice, WI $46,938

Presque Isle, WI $46,909

Saint Germain, WI $47,027

Saxon, WI $46,817

Sayner, WI $46,963

Star Lake, WI $46,841

Three Lakes, WI $46,972

Tony, WI $46,959

Tripoli, WI $46,858

Upson, WI $46,660

Wabeno, WI $46,962

Woodruff, WI $47,038

La Crosse, WI $46,707

Alma, WI $47,897

Alma Center, WI $47,265

Arcadia, WI $47,438

Arkdale, WI $47,087

Bangor, WI $46,809

Black River Falls, WI $47,112

Blair, WI $47,255

Camp Douglas, WI $47,156

Cashton, WI $46,860

Cataract, WI $46,935

Chaseburg, WI $46,784

Cochrane, WI $47,814

Coon Valley, WI $46,765

De Soto, WI $46,865

Dodge, WI $47,305

Eastman, WI $46,998

Ettrick, WI $46,955

Ferryville, WI $46,941

Fountain City, WI $47,607

Galesville, WI $47,098

Gays Mills, WI $47,088

Genoa, WI $46,819

Hillsboro, WI $47,256

Hixton, WI $47,265

Holmen, WI $46,816

Hustler, WI $47,328

Kendall, WI $47,198

La Farge, WI $47,125

Lynxville, WI $47,002

Mather, WI $47,099

Melrose, WI $46,946

Millston, WI $46,998

Mindoro, WI $46,849

Mount Sterling, WI $47,166

Necedah, WI $47,105

Norwalk, WI $46,915

Oakdale, WI $47,158

Onalaska, WI $46,743

Ontario, WI $47,121

Readstown, WI $47,072

Rockland, WI $46,800

Seneca, WI $47,212

Soldiers Grove, WI $47,123

Sparta, WI $46,898

Steuben, WI $47,083

Stoddard, WI $46,745

Taylor, WI $47,162

Tomah, WI $47,182

Trempealeau, WI $47,092

Palmyra, WI $48,156

Tunnel City, WI $47,159

Viola, WI $47,155

Viroqua, WI $46,861

Warrens, WI $47,085

Westby, WI $46,837

West Salem, WI $46,767

Wilton, WI $47,156

Eau Claire, WI $47,460

Altoona, WI $47,525

Arkansaw, WI $48,023

Augusta, WI $47,342

Bay City, WI $48,460

Bloomer, WI $47,179

Boyceville, WI $47,923

Glen Flora, WI $46,883

Wales, WI $48,815

Bagley, WI $47,006

Beetown, WI $47,053

Benton, WI $47,239

Bloomington, WI $47,061

Boscobel, WI $47,163

Cassville, WI $47,005

Cuba City, WI $47,155

Dickeyville, WI $47,194

Fennimore, WI $47,219

Glen Haven, WI $46,979

Hazel Green, WI $47,078

Kieler, WI $47,208

Lancaster, WI $47,111

Mount Hope, WI $47,054

Patch Grove, WI $47,224

Platteville, WI $47,312

Potosi, WI $47,018

Prairie Du Chien, WI $47,120

Sinsinawa, WI $47,059

Stitzer, WI $47,204

Wauzeka, WI $47,077

Woodman, WI $47,026

Portage, WI $48,061

Adams, WI $47,303

Arlington, WI $48,547

Baraboo, WI $48,065

Beaver Dam, WI $48,022

Brandon, WI $47,511

Briggsville, WI $47,762

Burnett, WI $47,698

Cambria, WI $47,994

Cazenovia, WI $47,342

Columbus, WI $48,400

Dalton, WI $47,721

Dellwood, WI $47,144

Doylestown, WI $48,325

Elroy, WI $47,211

Endeavor, WI $47,702

Fairwater, WI $47,603

Fall River, WI $48,263

Fox Lake, WI $47,785

Friendship, WI $47,161

Friesland, WI $47,933

Grand Marsh, WI $47,324

Hillpoint, WI $47,618

Kingston, WI $47,766

Lake Delton, WI $47,888

La Valle, WI $47,407

Lime Ridge, WI $47,585

Loganville, WI $47,728

Lyndon Station, WI $47,471

Markesan, WI $47,535

Marquette, WI $47,699

Mauston, WI $47,292

Montello, WI $47,534

New Lisbon, WI $47,161

North Freedom, WI $48,089

Oxford, WI $47,542

Packwaukee, WI $47,731

Pardeeville, WI $48,090

Poynette, WI $48,395

Randolph, WI $47,993

Reedsburg, WI $47,714

Rio, WI $48,343

Rock Springs, WI $47,777

Union Center, WI $47,425

Waupun, WI $47,610

Westfield, WI $47,314

Wisconsin Dells, WI $47,692

Wonewoc, WI $47,246

Wyocena, WI $48,198

Amery, WI $48,684

Baldwin, WI $48,977

Beldenville, WI $48,886

Clayton, WI $48,047

Clear Lake, WI $48,434

Cushing, WI $48,520

Deer Park, WI $48,782

Dresser, WI $49,111

East Ellsworth, WI $48,762

Ellsworth, WI $48,842

Glenwood City, WI $48,542

Hager City, WI $48,967

Hammond, WI $49,554

Hudson, WI $50,338

New Richmond, WI $49,673

Osceola, WI $49,801

Prescott, WI $49,938

River Falls, WI $49,876

Roberts, WI $49,862

Saint Croix Falls, WI $48,820

Somerset, WI $50,141

Star Prairie, WI $49,542

Pell Lake, WI $48,025

Pleasant Prairie, WI $48,070

Powers Lake, WI $48,107

Rochester, WI $48,301

Salem, WI $48,146

Silver Lake, WI $48,158

Somers, WI $48,011

South Milwaukee, WI $49,432

Springfield, WI $48,046

Sturtevant, WI $48,020

Sullivan, WI $48,269

Trevor, WI $48,168

Twin Lakes, WI $48,148

Union Grove, WI $48,125

Walworth, WI $47,945

Radisson, WI $46,799

Waterford, WI $48,556

Waukesha, WI $49,293

Whitewater, WI $47,881

Williams Bay, WI $47,899

Wilmot, WI $48,166

Woodworth, WI $48,107

Zenda, WI $47,896

Milwaukee, WI $49,701

Saint Francis, WI $49,679

Racine, WI $47,988

Afton, WI $47,848

Albany, WI $48,174

Arena, WI $48,191

Argyle, WI $47,905

Avalon, WI $47,855

Avoca, WI $47,580

Barneveld, WI $48,195

Belleville, WI $48,492

Belmont, WI $47,444

Beloit, WI $47,804

Black Earth, WI $48,495

Blanchardville, WI $48,031

Blue Mounds, WI $48,351

Blue River, WI $47,145

Brodhead, WI $47,846

Brooklyn, WI $48,515

Browntown, WI $47,529

Cambridge, WI $48,492

Gile, WI $47,043

Clinton, WI $47,883

Wausau, WI $47,199

Marshfield, WI $47,220

Abbotsford, WI $47,173

Amherst, WI $47,299

Amherst Junction, WI $47,246

Aniwa, WI $47,014

Antigo, WI $47,061

Arpin, WI $47,126

Athens, WI $47,065

Auburndale, WI $47,103

Babcock, WI $47,030

Birnamwood, WI $47,042

Blenker, WI $47,097

Bowler, WI $47,134

Brokaw, WI $47,136

Bryant, WI $46,959

Chili, WI $47,163

Colby, WI $47,148

Curtiss, WI $47,126

Custer, WI $47,179

Deerbrook, WI $46,956

Dorchester, WI $47,129

Edgar, WI $47,102

Eland, WI $47,096

Elcho, WI $46,979

Elderon, WI $47,124

Elton, WI $47,020

Galloway, WI $47,169

Gilman, WI $47,023

Jump River, WI $46,982

Gleason, WI $46,966

Granton, WI $47,160

Greenwood, WI $47,184

Hannibal, WI $47,015

Hatley, WI $47,078

Hewitt, WI $47,304

Irma, WI $46,987

Junction City, WI $47,078

Loyal, WI $47,180

Lublin, WI $47,063

Marathon, WI $47,094

Mattoon, WI $47,187

Medford, WI $47,079

Merrill, WI $47,063

Milladore, WI $47,095

Mosinee, WI $47,126

Neillsville, WI $47,225

Nekoosa, WI $47,142

Nelsonville, WI $47,348

Ogema, WI $46,952

Owen, WI $47,136

Pearson, WI $46,940

Pelican Lake, WI $46,943

Phlox, WI $47,153

Woodville, WI $48,707

Houlton, WI $50,462

Abrams, WI $47,201

Amberg, WI $46,915

Armstrong Creek, WI $46,927

Athelstane, WI $46,946

Black Creek, WI $47,712

Bonduel, WI $47,332

Brillion, WI $47,669

Cecil, WI $47,259

Coleman, WI $47,160

Combined Locks, WI $48,029

Crivitz, WI $47,075

De Pere, WI $47,302

Dunbar, WI $46,896

Fence, WI $46,847

Florence, WI $46,916

Forest Junction, WI $47,806

Gillett, WI $47,225

Goodman, WI $46,925

Greenleaf, WI $47,483

Green Valley, WI $47,238

Gresham, WI $47,208

Hilbert, WI $47,788

Kaukauna, WI $47,970

Freedom, WI $47,910

Keshena, WI $47,258

Kimberly, WI $48,032

Krakow, WI $47,238

Lakewood, WI $47,003

Lena, WI $47,192

Little Chute, WI $48,030

Little Suamico, WI $47,189

Marinette, WI $47,219

Mountain, WI $47,030

Neopit, WI $47,143

Niagara, WI $46,967

Nichols, WI $47,501

Oconto, WI $47,188

Oconto Falls, WI $47,214

Oneida, WI $47,243

Pembine, WI $46,937

Peshtigo, WI $47,179

Porterfield, WI $47,056

Potter, WI $47,695

Pound, WI $47,109

Pulaski, WI $47,255

Pickerel, WI $46,984

Pittsville, WI $47,092

Plover, WI $47,250

Port Edwards, WI $47,275

Rib Lake, WI $47,016

Ringle, WI $47,063

Rosholt, WI $47,160

Rothschild, WI $47,243

Rudolph, WI $47,110

Schofield, WI $47,204

Spencer, WI $47,171

Stetsonville, WI $47,100

Stevens Point, WI $47,229

Stratford, WI $47,131

Summit Lake, WI $46,993

Tigerton, WI $47,207

Tomahawk, WI $47,022

Unity, WI $47,134

Vesper, WI $47,117

Westboro, WI $46,955

White Lake, WI $46,979

Willard, WI $47,174

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $47,201

Withee, WI $47,108

Wittenberg, WI $47,150

Rhinelander, WI $47,048

Argonne, WI $46,898

Boulder Junction, WI $46,927

Brantwood, WI $46,883

Butternut, WI $46,807

Catawba, WI $46,898

Clam Lake, WI $46,644

Conover, WI $46,951

Crandon, WI $47,024

Eagle River, WI $47,021

Fifield, WI $46,868

Poplar, WI $47,595

Port Wing, WI $47,203

Seymour, WI $47,444

Oak Creek, WI $49,098

Adell, WI $48,139

Allenton, WI $48,314

Ashippun, WI $48,470

Belgium, WI $48,611

Brookfield, WI $49,591

Brownsville, WI $47,659

Butler, WI $49,620

Campbellsport, WI $47,894

Cascade, WI $47,854

Cedarburg, WI $49,168

Cedar Grove, WI $48,387

Chilton, WI $47,697

Cleveland, WI $47,506

Clyman, WI $48,090

Colgate, WI $49,090

Delafield, WI $48,795

Eden, WI $47,644

Elkhart Lake, WI $47,640

Fredonia, WI $48,598

Germantown, WI $49,294

Glenbeulah, WI $47,617

Grafton, WI $49,177

Greenbush, WI $47,615

Hartford, WI $48,657

Hartland, WI $48,944

Hingham, WI $48,062

Horicon, WI $47,950

Hubertus, WI $49,024

Hustisford, WI $48,143

Iron Ridge, WI $48,214

Ixonia, WI $48,364

Jackson, WI $49,028

Johnson Creek, WI $48,215

Juneau, WI $47,950

Kewaskum, WI $48,335

Kiel, WI $47,557

Kohler, WI $47,762

Lannon, WI $49,362

Lebanon, WI $48,189

Lomira, WI $47,882

Malone, WI $47,656

Mayville, WI $47,898

Menomonee Falls, WI $49,436

Merton, WI $49,024

Mount Calvary, WI $47,696

Nashotah, WI $48,785

Neosho, WI $48,381

Newburg, WI $48,795

New Holstein, WI $47,629

Newton, WI $47,460

North Lake, WI $49,195

Oakfield, WI $47,570

Oconomowoc, WI $48,593

Okauchee, WI $48,731

Oostburg, WI $48,150

Pewaukee, WI $49,156

Plymouth, WI $47,705

Port Washington, WI $48,879

Random Lake, WI $48,368

Richfield, WI $49,051

Rubicon, WI $48,465

Saint Cloud, WI $47,692

Saukville, WI $48,940

Sheboygan, WI $47,899

Sheboygan Falls, WI $47,738

Slinger, WI $48,810

Stockbridge, WI $47,804

Sussex, WI $49,194

West Bend, WI $48,556

Theresa, WI $48,168

Thiensville, WI $49,531

Waldo, WI $48,019

Watertown, WI $48,155

Mequon, WI $49,404

Woodland, WI $48,257

Bassett, WI $48,148

Benet Lake, WI $48,103

Big Bend, WI $48,899

Bristol, WI $48,109

Burlington, WI $48,199

Caledonia, WI $48,379

Camp Lake, WI $48,162

Cudahy, WI $49,640

Darien, WI $47,935

Delavan, WI $47,915

Dousman, WI $48,461

Eagle, WI $48,372

Cobb, WI $47,606

Cottage Grove, WI $48,770

Cross Plains, WI $48,648

Dane, WI $48,645

Darlington, WI $47,580

Deerfield, WI $48,636

De Forest, WI $48,700

Dodgeville, WI $47,820

Edgerton, WI $48,386

Edmund, WI $47,711

Evansville, WI $48,253

Footville, WI $47,951

Fort Atkinson, WI $48,178

Gotham, WI $47,818

Gratiot, WI $47,367

Hanover, WI $47,942

Highland, WI $47,542

Hollandale, WI $48,108

Janesville, WI $47,979

Shawano, WI $47,286

Sherwood, WI $47,928

Shiocton, WI $47,591

Sobieski, WI $47,197

Suamico, WI $47,184

Suring, WI $47,125

Townsend, WI $47,024

Wausaukee, WI $46,996

Wrightstown, WI $47,787

Zachow, WI $47,274

Algoma, WI $47,187

Baileys Harbor, WI $47,057

Brussels, WI $47,182

Casco, WI $47,191

Collins, WI $47,561

Denmark, WI $47,248

Egg Harbor, WI $47,095

Ellison Bay, WI $47,014

Ephraim, WI $47,094

Fish Creek, WI $47,063

Forestville, WI $47,183

Francis Creek, WI $47,302

Kellnersville, WI $47,333

Kewaunee, WI $47,214

Luxemburg, WI $47,192

Manitowoc, WI $47,391

Maplewood, WI $47,175

Maribel, WI $47,304

Mishicot, WI $47,264

New Franken, WI $47,185

Reedsville, WI $47,430

Saint Nazianz, WI $47,523

Sister Bay, WI $47,066

Sturgeon Bay, WI $47,191

Tisch Mills, WI $47,243

Two Rivers, WI $47,260

Valders, WI $47,501

Washington Island, WI $46,987

Whitelaw, WI $47,335

Green Bay, WI $47,178

East Troy, WI $48,372

Elkhorn, WI $48,039

Elm Grove, WI $49,620

Fontana, WI $47,926

Franksville, WI $48,348

Genesee Depot, WI $48,720

Genoa City, WI $48,063

Greendale, WI $49,584

Hales Corners, WI $49,499

Franklin, WI $49,213

Helenville, WI $48,101

Honey Creek, WI $48,221

Kansasville, WI $48,204

Kenosha, WI $48,000

New Berlin, WI $49,344

Lake Geneva, WI $47,900

Lyons, WI $48,158

Mukwonago, WI $48,668

Muskego, WI $48,976

New Munster, WI $48,163

North Prairie, WI $48,642

Fremont, WI $47,631

Rice Lake, WI $47,061

Sarona, WI $46,946

Shell Lake, WI $46,986

Siren, WI $47,461

Solon Springs, WI $47,195

South Range, WI $47,640

Springbrook, WI $46,856

Stone Lake, WI $46,873

Superior, WI $47,691

Trego, WI $46,906

Turtle Lake, WI $47,968

Wascott, WI $47,147

Washburn, WI $46,967

Webster, WI $47,024

Weyerhaeuser, WI $46,947

Winter, WI $46,723

Oshkosh, WI $47,756

Almond, WI $47,240

Appleton, WI $48,032

Bancroft, WI $47,092

Bear Creek, WI $47,515

Berlin, WI $47,547

Big Falls, WI $47,405

Butte Des Morts, WI $47,731

Caroline, WI $47,277

Clintonville, WI $47,399

Coloma, WI $47,115

Dale, WI $47,818

Eldorado, WI $47,643

Embarrass, WI $47,383

Eureka, WI $47,560

Fond Du Lac, WI $47,875

Jefferson, WI $48,138

Juda, WI $47,786

Lake Mills, WI $48,369

Linden, WI $47,661

Livingston, WI $47,416

Lodi, WI $48,490

Lone Rock, WI $47,674

Lowell, WI $48,181

Mc Farland, WI $48,824

Marshall, WI $48,584

Mazomanie, WI $48,470

Merrimac, WI $48,279

Middleton, WI $48,789

Milton, WI $48,000

Mineral Point, WI $47,682

Monroe, WI $47,757

Montfort, WI $47,437

Monticello, WI $48,119

Morrisonville, WI $48,650

Mount Horeb, WI $48,421

Muscoda, WI $47,356

New Glarus, WI $48,316

Oregon, WI $48,743

Orfordville, WI $47,896

Plain, WI $47,819

Prairie Du Sac, WI $48,304

Reeseville, WI $48,279

Rewey, WI $47,470

Richland Center, WI $47,309

Ridgeway, WI $48,163

Sauk City, WI $48,318

Sextonville, WI $47,743

Sharon, WI $47,924

Shullsburg, WI $47,276

South Wayne, WI $47,467

Spring Green, WI $48,004

Stoughton, WI $48,650

Sun Prairie, WI $48,700

Verona, WI $48,686

Waterloo, WI $48,434

Waunakee, WI $48,808

Windsor, WI $48,778

Woodford, WI $47,749

Madison, WI $48,911

Detention Technician Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Detention Technician roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 57% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Energy & Utilities and Aerospace & Defense sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average. In contrast, Detention Technician positions in Retail & Wholesale or Hospitality & Leisure typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Detention Technician as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Detention Technician

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Energy & Utilities	$63,488	$31.0	30%
Aerospace & Defense	$61,046	$29.0	25%
Biotechnology	$56,162	$27.0	15%
MFG Durable	$53,720	$26.0	10%
Construction	$51,279	$25.0	5%

Detention Technician Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Detention Technician'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.

$44,597

Average $48,837/year

$53,659

$3,716

Average $4,070/month

$4,472

$858

Average $939/week

$1,032

$21

Average $23/hour

$26

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$53,659	$4,472	$1,032	$26
Average	$48,837	$4,070	$939	$23
25th Percentile	$44,597	$3,716	$858	$21

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