Salary of a Deputy Probation Officer
- According to Eduers.com, deputy probation officers earn between $22.00 and $26.85 an hour, or $3,826 to $4,670 a month. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) states that the average income for all probation officers was $51,240 a year, or $24.64 an hour as of 2010. Because deputy officers are a lower rank, they tend to earn on the lower end of the payscale, which the BLS reports is less than $36,440 a year in the 25th percentile and less than $30,920 in the 10th percentile.
- According to the BLS, most probation officers, including deputy officers, worked for the government as of 2010, earning average salaries of over $51,000 a year. Those working in the industry of individual and family services earned an average of $35,540, while those working in facilities support services earned an average of $38,310. In residential care facilities the average salary of a probation officer was $36,700 a year.
- California is both the state with the highest level of employed deputy probation officers (almost 13,000) and the highest salary average for the profession at $77,070 per year as of 2010, reports the BLS. According to the County of San Diego, a deputy probation officer earned between $25.75 and $31.30 an hour or $53,560 and $65,104 a year, significantly higher than the national average. Connecticut and New Jersey were the second and third highest paying states for probation officers, with salary averages of $72,080 and $66,150, respectively.
- The BLS reports that deputy probation officers are usually required to possess a bachelor's degree in a field such as social work or criminal justice, and must also complete a training program sponsored by the government to obtain certification. A master's degree may help deputy officers move into senior probation officer positions, as will training and experience in specialty areas such as substance abuse treatment or counseling.
