How much do correctional officers and jailers make in Kansas City, MO-KS?

What the Correctional Officers and Jailers median says in Kansas City, MO-KS

The May 2025 BLS OEWS estimate puts the Correctional Officers and Jailers median in Kansas City, MO-KS at $51,390 per year. Median means the middle of the published wage spread. It is not one worker's pay. It is not a job offer. The row is tied to SOC 33-3012 and BLS area 28140.

BLS lists 1,350 wage and salary jobs for this exact role-place row. That is a survey estimate. It is not a count of open posts. The local mean is $53,800 per year. Mean uses all wage values behind the estimate, so high or low values can move it away from the median.

Kansas City, MO-KS's Correctional Officers and Jailers median is 12.8% below the U.S. Correctional Officers and Jailers median of $58,940 on the same published median. Both values use the same job code and source date. They do not account for prices, taxes, benefits, hours, or your work history.

Read source key 33-3012 with area 28140

This page exists because the BLS artifact has one row for SOC 33-3012 and area 28140. SOC 33-3012 names Correctional Officers and Jailers. Area 28140 names Kansas City, MO-KS. Both keys must match before WageScope can show or index this answer.

The 33-3012/28140 row has 1,350 wage and salary jobs. There are 1.23 for each 1,000 local jobs. The location quotient is 0.5. Each value stays under the same job and area codes.

For 33-3012/28140, the annual median is $51,390 per year, while the matching mean is $53,800 per year. The row is published with annual and hourly fields. WageScope does not switch units to fill a blank.

• 33-3012/28140 10th percentile: $38,990 per year.
• 33-3012/28140 25th percentile: $42,620 per year.
• 33-3012/28140 median: $51,390 per year.
• 33-3012/28140 75th percentile: $60,920 per year.
• 33-3012/28140 90th percentile: $72,820 per year.
• 33-3012/28140 employment RSE: 3.5%. Mean-wage RSE: 1%.
• 33-3012/28140 has no suppression mark in the fields shown on this page.

BLS area 28140 facts behind this Correctional Officers and Jailers page

Area 28140 reports 1,096,110 wage and salary jobs across all covered occupations. Its annual mean is $66,550. Its annual median is $50,820. The employment RSE is 0%. The mean-wage RSE is 0.3%. These are facts for the whole area. They do not replace the 33-3012 row.

The all-jobs wage ladder in Kansas City, MO-KS runs from $30,510 at the 10th percentile to $117,800 at the 90th percentile. The 25th percentile is $37,600. The median is $50,820. The 75th percentile is $78,900. This is a place check, not a pay range for Correctional Officers and Jailers.

The source rows below are the six largest detailed roles in the bounded area file. Each keeps its own SOC code. They help a reader spot-check area 28140. They do not show related skills or a path into Correctional Officers and Jailers.

• 1. General and Operations Managers. Area: 28140. SOC: 11-1021. Jobs: 31,080. Yearly median: $90,490. Jobs per 1,000: 28.35. Location quotient: 1.26.
• 2. Registered Nurses. Area: 28140. SOC: 29-1141. Jobs: 29,650. Yearly median: $83,040. Jobs per 1,000: 27.05. Location quotient: 1.24.
• 3. Retail Salespersons. Area: 28140. SOC: 41-2031. Jobs: 26,110. Yearly median: $34,320. Jobs per 1,000: 23.82. Location quotient: 0.95.
• 4. Cashiers. Area: 28140. SOC: 41-2011. Jobs: 24,160. Yearly median: $30,700. Jobs per 1,000: 22.04. Location quotient: 1.11.
• 5. Stockers and Order Fillers. Area: 28140. SOC: 53-7065. Jobs: 23,580. Yearly median: $36,850. Jobs per 1,000: 21.52. Location quotient: 1.18.
• 6. Customer Service Representatives. Area: 28140. SOC: 43-4051. Jobs: 22,240. Yearly median: $44,350. Jobs per 1,000: 20.29. Location quotient: 1.22.

Read the Kansas City, MO-KS wage ladder for Correctional Officers and Jailers

The 10th percentile is $38,990 per year. The 25th percentile is $42,620 per year. The median is $51,390 per year. The 75th percentile is $60,920 per year. The 90th percentile is $72,820 per year.

A percentile is a rank point, not a career stage. The 10th percentile does not mean new-worker pay. The 90th percentile does not mean a wage that comes after a set number of years. The points show how the wage values spread in the source. They do not say why one job sits at one point.

The middle half runs from $42,620 per year to $60,920 per year. The 10th-to-90th span is $33,830. Use the full ladder when a job post sits far from the median.

Compare Kansas City, MO-KS with its state and the U.S.

Kansas City, MO-KS has a annual median of $51,390 per year. Missouri has $42,620 per year. The U.S. row has $58,940 per year. WageScope keeps annual and hourly values apart.

Kansas City, MO-KS is 20.6% above Missouri on the same published median. Kansas City, MO-KS is 12.8% below the United States on the same published median. A gap can reflect many things that are not in this row. WageScope reports the gap but does not name a cause.

The state and U.S. rows are benchmarks, not replacements. They do not fill missing local facts. A state can hold many local labor markets. A national row can hold many states. Read the local row first, then use the broader rows to see scale.

Where Kansas City, MO-KS sits for Correctional Officers and Jailers

Kansas City, MO-KS ranks 166 of 281 among metro areas with a published annual median for Correctional Officers and Jailers. The list keeps one SOC code, one map type, one wage metric, and one BLS release. It skips rows without the matching median.

Rank 166 of 281 is not a place score. A small wage gap can move a row several spots. The rank does not add local prices, job count, concentration, commute, taxes, or work rules. Use it only to find where the published median falls inside this like-for-like set.

The nearby rows below are the closest ranks, not chosen cities. Their pay, job counts, and local shares can differ. Open a peer page before making a deeper comparison. A title and one number are not enough for a move or pay choice.

• 163. Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ. The Correctional Officers and Jailers median is $51,990 per year. BLS estimates 520 jobs. The location quotient is 0.56.
• 164. Richmond, VA. The Correctional Officers and Jailers median is $51,660 per year. BLS estimates 1,930 jobs. The location quotient is 1.19.
• 165. Lexington-Fayette, KY. The Correctional Officers and Jailers median is $51,510 per year. BLS estimates 700 jobs. The location quotient is 1.
• 167. San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX. The Correctional Officers and Jailers median is $51,310 per year. BLS estimates 2,040 jobs. The location quotient is 0.74.
• 168. Texarkana, TX-AR. The Correctional Officers and Jailers median is $51,310 per year. BLS estimates 660 jobs. The location quotient is 4.65.
• 169. Canton-Massillon, OH. The Correctional Officers and Jailers median is $51,290 per year. BLS estimates 180 jobs. The location quotient is 0.45.

Where Correctional Officers and Jailers medians lead among metro areas

The rows below use the same SOC 33-3012, the same annual median, the same May 2025 BLS release, and the same metro map type. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has the highest published median in this set, at $132,670 per year. Kansas City, MO-KS sits at $51,390 per year.

A pay lead is one fact. It does not show the size of the job base. It does not show how common Correctional Officers and Jailers is in the local mix. It also does not add local prices. The bullets keep the median, job count, and location quotient together so a high wage is not read as a full market score.

Use this list to choose a deeper pair, not to choose a place. Open the two local pages. Check the full wage ladder, the job scale, the survey limits, and the exact BEA price row when present. A missing median stays out of this rank instead of becoming zero.

• 1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA has a Correctional Officers and Jailers median of $132,670 per year, or $81,280 above Kansas City, MO-KS. BLS lists 1,050 jobs there, compared with 1,350 in Kansas City, MO-KS. The location quotient is 0.38.
• 2. Salinas, CA has a Correctional Officers and Jailers median of $109,620 per year, or $58,230 above Kansas City, MO-KS. BLS lists 1,510 jobs there, compared with 1,350 in Kansas City, MO-KS. The location quotient is 3.31.
• 3. Bakersfield-Delano, CA has a Correctional Officers and Jailers median of $107,220 per year, or $55,830 above Kansas City, MO-KS. BLS lists 3,280 jobs there, compared with 1,350 in Kansas City, MO-KS. The location quotient is 3.97.
• 4. San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA has a Correctional Officers and Jailers median of $107,220 per year, or $55,830 above Kansas City, MO-KS. BLS lists 710 jobs there, compared with 1,350 in Kansas City, MO-KS. The location quotient is 2.37.
• 5. Stockton-Lodi, CA has a Correctional Officers and Jailers median of $107,220 per year, or $55,830 above Kansas City, MO-KS. BLS lists 1,220 jobs there, compared with 1,350 in Kansas City, MO-KS. The location quotient is 1.72.
• 6. Vineland, NJ has a Correctional Officers and Jailers median of $106,570 per year, or $55,180 above Kansas City, MO-KS. BLS lists 1,090 jobs there, compared with 1,350 in Kansas City, MO-KS. The location quotient is 7.15.
• 7. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA has a Correctional Officers and Jailers median of $99,880 per year, or $48,490 above Kansas City, MO-KS. BLS lists 1,500 jobs there, compared with 1,350 in Kansas City, MO-KS. The location quotient is 0.26.
• 8. Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA has a Correctional Officers and Jailers median of $94,740 per year, or $43,350 above Kansas City, MO-KS. BLS lists 470 jobs there, compared with 1,350 in Kansas City, MO-KS. The location quotient is 0.96.

Where BLS counts the most Correctional Officers and Jailers jobs

New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has the largest published metro job estimate for Correctional Officers and Jailers in this same-source set, at 14,730 jobs. Kansas City, MO-KS has 1,350. The count shows covered job scale, not open posts.

A large job base can have a lower median than a smaller one. It can also have a location quotient near or below 1. That is why WageScope does not blend job count, pay, and local share. Each field keeps its name and unit. The rows below let you compare all three without making one score.

Current MeritLog listings can add a dated view of employer-title matches. They do not change this May 2025 order. A place with few current cards can still have a large BLS job estimate. A place with several cards can still have a smaller estimate. The sources use different clocks and scopes.

• 1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ has 14,730 estimated Correctional Officers and Jailers jobs, a gap of 13,380 jobs from Kansas City, MO-KS. Its median is $93,220 per year, or $41,830 above Kansas City, MO-KS. Its location quotient is 0.63.
• 2. Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ has 8,920 estimated Correctional Officers and Jailers jobs, a gap of 7,570 jobs from Kansas City, MO-KS. Its median is $57,280 per year, or $5,890 above Kansas City, MO-KS. Its location quotient is 1.53.
• 3. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX has 8,650 estimated Correctional Officers and Jailers jobs, a gap of 7,300 jobs from Kansas City, MO-KS. Its median is $53,810 per year, or $2,420 above Kansas City, MO-KS. Its location quotient is 1.07.
• 4. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA has 6,070 estimated Correctional Officers and Jailers jobs, a gap of 4,720 jobs from Kansas City, MO-KS. Its median is $78,770 per year, or $27,380 above Kansas City, MO-KS. Its location quotient is 0.4.
• 5. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD has 5,570 estimated Correctional Officers and Jailers jobs, a gap of 4,220 jobs from Kansas City, MO-KS. Its median is $67,200 per year, or $15,810 above Kansas City, MO-KS. Its location quotient is 0.79.
• 6. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX has 5,170 estimated Correctional Officers and Jailers jobs, a gap of 3,820 jobs from Kansas City, MO-KS. Its median is $58,930 per year, or $7,540 above Kansas City, MO-KS. Its location quotient is 0.52.
• 7. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL has 5,010 estimated Correctional Officers and Jailers jobs, a gap of 3,660 jobs from Kansas City, MO-KS. Its median is $66,770 per year, or $15,380 above Kansas City, MO-KS. Its location quotient is 0.73.
• 8. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN has 4,940 estimated Correctional Officers and Jailers jobs, a gap of 3,590 jobs from Kansas City, MO-KS. Its median is $84,550 per year, or $33,160 above Kansas City, MO-KS. Its location quotient is 0.45.

Where Correctional Officers and Jailers takes the largest share of local jobs

Wildwood-The Villages, FL has the highest published location quotient in this metro set, at 9.71. Kansas City, MO-KS has 0.5. A value above 1 means the role's local job share is larger than its national share.

A high quotient can come from a small local job base. It does not prove more jobs, more posts, faster growth, or higher pay. The bullets keep each quotient beside its BLS job count and median. This lets a reader see when the three measures point in different ways.

Use this list to ask where Correctional Officers and Jailers is a large part of the local mix. Use the employment list to ask where BLS counts the most jobs. Use the pay list to ask where the median is highest. None of those lists decides where a person should work.

• 1. Wildwood-The Villages, FL has a location quotient of 9.71, a gap of 9.21 from Kansas City, MO-KS. BLS lists 980 Correctional Officers and Jailers jobs and a median of $67,770 per year, or $16,380 above Kansas City, MO-KS.
• 2. Yuma, AZ has a location quotient of 8.05, a gap of 7.55 from Kansas City, MO-KS. BLS lists 1,360 Correctional Officers and Jailers jobs and a median of $50,940 per year, or $450 below Kansas City, MO-KS.
• 3. Vineland, NJ has a location quotient of 7.15, a gap of 6.65 from Kansas City, MO-KS. BLS lists 1,090 Correctional Officers and Jailers jobs and a median of $106,570 per year, or $55,180 above Kansas City, MO-KS.
• 4. Elmira, NY has a location quotient of 6.72, a gap of 6.22 from Kansas City, MO-KS. BLS lists 550 Correctional Officers and Jailers jobs and a median of $76,820 per year, or $25,430 above Kansas City, MO-KS.
• 5. Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ has a location quotient of 6.28, a gap of 5.78 from Kansas City, MO-KS. BLS lists 520 Correctional Officers and Jailers jobs and a median of $54,970 per year, or $3,580 above Kansas City, MO-KS.
• 6. Terre Haute, IN has a location quotient of 6, a gap of 5.50 from Kansas City, MO-KS. BLS lists 960 Correctional Officers and Jailers jobs and a median of $53,670 per year, or $2,280 above Kansas City, MO-KS.
• 7. Texarkana, TX-AR has a location quotient of 4.65, a gap of 4.15 from Kansas City, MO-KS. BLS lists 660 Correctional Officers and Jailers jobs and a median of $51,310 per year, or $80 below Kansas City, MO-KS.
• 8. Jefferson City, MO has a location quotient of 4.57, a gap of 4.07 from Kansas City, MO-KS. BLS lists 900 Correctional Officers and Jailers jobs and a median of $42,620 per year, or $8,770 below Kansas City, MO-KS.

How common Correctional Officers and Jailers is in Kansas City, MO-KS

BLS lists 1,350 Correctional Officers and Jailers jobs in Kansas City, MO-KS. It also lists 1.23 jobs per 1,000 local jobs. Jobs per 1,000 turns the count into a rate. It helps compare places of different size. It does not show open posts or hiring speed.

The location quotient is 0.5. A value of 1 means Correctional Officers and Jailers has the same share of local jobs as it has across the nation. This row is lower than 1. The quotient is a share check, not a wage or a growth measure.

Read the three values as separate facts. Employment asks how many covered jobs BLS estimated. Jobs per 1,000 asks how much of the local job base the role takes. Location quotient asks how that share compares with the national share. None of them tells you how many posts are open today.

Correctional Officers and Jailers beside other roles in Kansas City, MO-KS

The all-occupations median in Kansas City, MO-KS is $50,820 per year. The Correctional Officers and Jailers median is $51,390 per year. Correctional Officers and Jailers is 1.1% above the local all-occupations median on the same published median. This compares one role with the full covered job mix.

The nearby role medians below come from the bounded detailed-role table for Kansas City, MO-KS. They are close by wage, not by task. A small wage gap does not mean two jobs need the same skill or lead to the same career. Official titles keep their own SOC codes and source rows.

Use the list to spot the local wage mix around Correctional Officers and Jailers. Then open the role page you mean. A role can have a similar median and a very different job count or local share. The pay number alone cannot show fit, demand, or a path between jobs.

• 1. Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks, SOC 43-3031, has a Kansas City, MO-KS median of $50,940 per year. BLS lists 8,780 jobs and a location quotient of 0.91.
• 2. Maintenance and Repair Workers, General, SOC 49-9071, has a Kansas City, MO-KS median of $48,860 per year. BLS lists 10,360 jobs and a location quotient of 0.96.
• 3. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators, SOC 51-2090, has a Kansas City, MO-KS median of $54,990 per year. BLS lists 13,770 jobs and a location quotient of 1.39.
• 4. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive, SOC 43-6014, has a Kansas City, MO-KS median of $46,810 per year. BLS lists 15,930 jobs and a location quotient of 1.32.
• 5. Office Clerks, General, SOC 43-9061, has a Kansas City, MO-KS median of $45,640 per year. BLS lists 10,520 jobs and a location quotient of 0.61.
• 6. Packers and Packagers, Hand, SOC 53-7064, has a Kansas City, MO-KS median of $44,460 per year. BLS lists 8,890 jobs and a location quotient of 2.25.
• 7. Customer Service Representatives, SOC 43-4051, has a Kansas City, MO-KS median of $44,350 per year. BLS lists 22,240 jobs and a location quotient of 1.22.
• 8. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers, SOC 53-3032, has a Kansas City, MO-KS median of $60,170 per year. BLS lists 18,230 jobs and a location quotient of 1.25.

The largest detailed roles in Kansas City, MO-KS

General and Operations Managers is the largest detailed occupation in the bounded Kansas City, MO-KS table, at 31,080 jobs. Correctional Officers and Jailers has 1,350 jobs in its exact role-place row. The two counts show where this role sits beside other large parts of the local job base.

The all-occupations job count is 1,096,110. The detailed list below is only a bounded view of that larger mix. It does not sum to every local job. It does not include a blank role as zero. It helps explain why one role's wage and job count should not stand in for the whole area.

A large role can have a lower median. A smaller role can have a higher one. Job count does not show current posts, job quality, or growth. Use the list to see local scale. Then keep Correctional Officers and Jailers's own median, spread, and share in their own fields.

• 1. General and Operations Managers has 31,080 jobs in Kansas City, MO-KS, a gap of 29,730 from Correctional Officers and Jailers. Its median is $90,490 per year, or $39,100 above Correctional Officers and Jailers. Its location quotient is 1.26.
• 2. Registered Nurses has 29,650 jobs in Kansas City, MO-KS, a gap of 28,300 from Correctional Officers and Jailers. Its median is $83,040 per year, or $31,650 above Correctional Officers and Jailers. Its location quotient is 1.24.
• 3. Retail Salespersons has 26,110 jobs in Kansas City, MO-KS, a gap of 24,760 from Correctional Officers and Jailers. Its median is $34,320 per year, or $17,070 below Correctional Officers and Jailers. Its location quotient is 0.95.
• 4. Cashiers has 24,160 jobs in Kansas City, MO-KS, a gap of 22,810 from Correctional Officers and Jailers. Its median is $30,700 per year, or $20,690 below Correctional Officers and Jailers. Its location quotient is 1.11.
• 5. Stockers and Order Fillers has 23,580 jobs in Kansas City, MO-KS, a gap of 22,230 from Correctional Officers and Jailers. Its median is $36,850 per year, or $14,540 below Correctional Officers and Jailers. Its location quotient is 1.18.
• 6. Customer Service Representatives has 22,240 jobs in Kansas City, MO-KS, a gap of 20,890 from Correctional Officers and Jailers. Its median is $44,350 per year, or $7,040 below Correctional Officers and Jailers. Its location quotient is 1.22.
• 7. Home Health and Personal Care Aides has 20,870 jobs in Kansas City, MO-KS, a gap of 19,520 from Correctional Officers and Jailers. Its median is $32,780 per year, or $18,610 below Correctional Officers and Jailers. Its location quotient is 0.69.
• 8. Fast Food and Counter Workers has 20,120 jobs in Kansas City, MO-KS, a gap of 18,770 from Correctional Officers and Jailers. Its median is $29,560 per year, or $21,830 below Correctional Officers and Jailers. Its location quotient is 0.74.

Published role medians around Kansas City, MO-KS

Software Developers has the highest published median in the bounded Kansas City, MO-KS role table, at $124,990 per year. Correctional Officers and Jailers has $51,390 per year. This puts the role beside a local pay range without blending the source rows.

The local all-occupations median is $50,820 per year. A role above that mark is not better. A role below it is not worse. The mark only shows where the role's published median sits against the full covered job mix. Job tasks, level, hours, and work setting are separate facts.

The bullets keep each SOC title, job count, median, and local share together. Use them to find a role page worth opening. Do not use a close median as proof that two roles share skills or that one is a path to the other.

• 1. Software Developers has a median of $124,990 per year in Kansas City, MO-KS, or $73,600 above Correctional Officers and Jailers. BLS lists 12,160 jobs, compared with 1,350 for Correctional Officers and Jailers. Its location quotient is 1.02.
• 2. Project Management Specialists has a median of $101,050 per year in Kansas City, MO-KS, or $49,660 above Correctional Officers and Jailers. BLS lists 8,380 jobs, compared with 1,350 for Correctional Officers and Jailers. Its location quotient is 1.11.
• 3. General and Operations Managers has a median of $90,490 per year in Kansas City, MO-KS, or $39,100 above Correctional Officers and Jailers. BLS lists 31,080 jobs, compared with 1,350 for Correctional Officers and Jailers. Its location quotient is 1.26.
• 4. Business Operations Specialists, All Other has a median of $90,060 per year in Kansas City, MO-KS, or $38,670 above Correctional Officers and Jailers. BLS lists 8,350 jobs, compared with 1,350 for Correctional Officers and Jailers. Its location quotient is 1.09.
• 5. Registered Nurses has a median of $83,040 per year in Kansas City, MO-KS, or $31,650 above Correctional Officers and Jailers. BLS lists 29,650 jobs, compared with 1,350 for Correctional Officers and Jailers. Its location quotient is 1.24.
• 6. Accountants and Auditors has a median of $80,040 per year in Kansas City, MO-KS, or $28,650 above Correctional Officers and Jailers. BLS lists 11,260 jobs, compared with 1,350 for Correctional Officers and Jailers. Its location quotient is 1.1.
• 7. First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers has a median of $66,780 per year in Kansas City, MO-KS, or $15,390 above Correctional Officers and Jailers. BLS lists 8,860 jobs, compared with 1,350 for Correctional Officers and Jailers. Its location quotient is 0.87.
• 8. Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products has a median of $66,250 per year in Kansas City, MO-KS, or $14,860 above Correctional Officers and Jailers. BLS lists 9,930 jobs, compared with 1,350 for Correctional Officers and Jailers. Its location quotient is 1.14.

Roles with the largest local share in Kansas City, MO-KS

Cooks, Fast Food has the highest location quotient in the bounded Kansas City, MO-KS role table, at 3.07. Correctional Officers and Jailers has 0.5. Both values compare a local job share with the matching national share.

A quotient above 1 means the role takes a larger share of local jobs than it does across the nation. It does not mean more jobs than every other role. It does not mean open posts, growth, or high pay. The job count and median beside each row answer those other narrow questions.

The local role-share mix can differ a lot from the pay mix. Read both lists. Then compare Correctional Officers and Jailers with the same SOC code in another place. This keeps a broad area pattern from replacing the exact role-place row.

• 1. Cooks, Fast Food has a location quotient of 3.07 in Kansas City, MO-KS, a gap of 2.57 from Correctional Officers and Jailers. BLS lists 13,850 jobs and a median of $30,170 per year, or $21,220 below Correctional Officers and Jailers.
• 2. Packers and Packagers, Hand has a location quotient of 2.25 in Kansas City, MO-KS, a gap of 1.75 from Correctional Officers and Jailers. BLS lists 8,890 jobs and a median of $44,460 per year, or $6,930 below Correctional Officers and Jailers.
• 3. Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators has a location quotient of 1.39 in Kansas City, MO-KS, a gap of 0.89 from Correctional Officers and Jailers. BLS lists 13,770 jobs and a median of $54,990 per year, or $3,600 above Correctional Officers and Jailers.
• 4. Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive has a location quotient of 1.32 in Kansas City, MO-KS, a gap of 0.82 from Correctional Officers and Jailers. BLS lists 15,930 jobs and a median of $46,810 per year, or $4,580 below Correctional Officers and Jailers.
• 5. Nursing Assistants has a location quotient of 1.31 in Kansas City, MO-KS, a gap of 0.81 from Correctional Officers and Jailers. BLS lists 13,370 jobs and a median of $39,710 per year, or $11,680 below Correctional Officers and Jailers.
• 6. General and Operations Managers has a location quotient of 1.26 in Kansas City, MO-KS, a gap of 0.76 from Correctional Officers and Jailers. BLS lists 31,080 jobs and a median of $90,490 per year, or $39,100 above Correctional Officers and Jailers.
• 7. Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers has a location quotient of 1.25 in Kansas City, MO-KS, a gap of 0.75 from Correctional Officers and Jailers. BLS lists 18,230 jobs and a median of $60,170 per year, or $8,780 above Correctional Officers and Jailers.
• 8. Registered Nurses has a location quotient of 1.24 in Kansas City, MO-KS, a gap of 0.74 from Correctional Officers and Jailers. BLS lists 29,650 jobs and a median of $83,040 per year, or $31,650 above Correctional Officers and Jailers.

What $51,390 may mean after the Kansas City, MO-KS price level

BEA's 2024 all-items price index for Kansas City, MO-KS is 92.5. The U.S. level is 100. The local level is 7.5% below that mark. This is a broad price comparison. It is not a personal budget.

WageScope divides the $51,390 Correctional Officers and Jailers median by 92.5 divided by 100. The result is $55,531 in national-price dollars per year. This proxy keeps the math clear. It is not take-home pay and does not set a move target.

Housing is 86.6. Goods are 94.1. Utilities are 89.0. Other services are 93.4. The parts do not move as one. WageScope uses BEA's all-items index for the proxy and does not make its own basket.

How much care to use with the Kansas City, MO-KS row

The employment RSE for this Correctional Officers and Jailers row is 3.5%. The mean-wage RSE is 1%. RSE means relative standard error. It is a survey precision flag. A smaller value often means less sampling uncertainty. It is not the chance that one person's pay is right or wrong.

The employment RSE belongs to the 1,350 job estimate. The mean-wage RSE belongs to the $53,800 mean. BLS does not give the same RSE field for the median or every percentile. WageScope does not move an RSE from one field to another.

A local row can change in a new release. A small role-place sample can also have more survey uncertainty than a broad national row. Keep the May 2025 date next to the value. Do not mix a newer job post with the BLS date as if both facts came from one clock.

Use Kansas City, MO-KS wage data before you tailor

The job block looks for strict employer-title matches to Correctional Officers and Jailers. It uses a Kansas City, MO-KS place filter only when the public place list has an exact approved match. If that match is not safe, the page says the jobs are not narrowed to this place. A false negative is safer than showing a different role.

Each card keeps its employer, place, source, and seen date. Listings can change between visits while the survey figures stay tied to their release date. A listing range does not replace the $51,390 BLS median. The listing and survey answer different questions.

Open one listing. Check its level, work place, pay range, and needs. Then tailor with work facts you can support. Do not turn a wage, job count, rank, or price proxy into a résumé claim. The public page is read only. It does not save a job or start a draft on load.

What the Correctional Officers and Jailers row for Kansas City, MO-KS does not claim

The row does not say what one person earns. It does not promise a job, offer, raise, or move result. It does not say why the local median differs from the U.S. row. It does not add tips, bonus pay, stock, benefits, taxes, or work hours unless those items are in the BLS wage measure.

The 1,350 job estimate is not a live opening count. The location quotient of 0.5 is not a growth score. Rank 166 of 281 is not a place score. The 92.5 price index is not a personal budget.

Use the row for one clear task. Read the May 2025 wage spread for SOC 33-3012 in BLS area 28140. Compare the same metric with the state and U.S. rows. Add the separate 2024 price level when present. Inspect a dated job match. Then use confirmed work facts for a résumé.