Juvenile Correctional Officer Pay Program

Home | About TYC | Programs & Facilities | Research & Data | In The News | Prevention | Jobs | Search

Juvenile Correctional Officer Pay Program

 

Juvenile Correctional Officer (JCO) I - IV Career Ladder

You can jump-start your juvenile justice career in the JCO I – IV career ladder if you have 60 hours of college credit, an Associate’s degree or a Bachelor’s degree, military service, or a TCLEOSE license! 

Your prior JCO or TDCJ CO service is important and may count toward placement in the JCO I – IV career ladder!

Do you have other career-related juvenile justice experience or other adult correctional officer experience?  TYC values this experience.  See how it can be applied toward the JCO I – IV career ladder. 

Title	Salary Group	JCO I – IV Pay Level	Monthly Pay	Annual Pay	Minimum Current Months of TYC JCO Service1	Minimum Months at Pay Level1
JCO I	A09	Pay Level 1	$2,243.88	$26,926.56	0 - 2 Months	2
JCO II	A11	Pay Level 2	$2,375.33	$28,503.96	3 - 8 Months	6
JCO III	A13	Pay Level 3	$2,513.84	$30,166.08	9 - 14 Months	6
JCO III	A13	Pay Level 4	$2,657.04	$31,884.48	15 - 29 Months	15
JCO IV	A14	Pay Level 5	$2,733.97	$32,807.64	30 - 41 Months	12
JCO IV	A14	Pay Level 6	$2,812.72	$33,752.64	42 -53 Months	12
JCO IV	A14	Pay Level 7	$2,897.54	$34,770.48	54 - 89 Months	36
JCO IV	A14	Pay Level 8	$2,986.35	$35,836.20	90 + Months	N/A

 

JCO V Career Ladder

(Posted positions; Selection based on competition)

Title	Salary Group	JCO V Pay Level	Monthly Pay	Annual Pay	Minimum Current Months of TYC JCO Service1	Minimum Months at Pay Level1
JCO V	A16	Pay Level 1	$2,900.85	$34,810.20	0 - 41 Months	41
JCO V	A16	Pay Level 2	$3,087.89	$37,054.68	42 + Months	N/A

 

JCO VI Career Ladder

(Posted positions; Selection based on competition)

Title	Salary Group	JCO VI Pay Level	Monthly Pay	Annual Pay	Minimum Current Months of TYC JCO Service1	Minimum Months at Pay Level1
JCO VI	A18	Pay Level 1	$3,290.10	$39,481.20	0 - 54 months	54
JCO VI	A18	Pay Level 2	$3,396.70	$40,760.40	55 - 114 months	60
JCO VI	A18	Pay Level 3	$3,500.98	$42,011.76	115 + months	N/A

¹For newly-hired JCOs with no career ladder placement enhancements.

 

The new pay scale is based on the FY 2010 Salary Schedule. Career ladders are based on tenure and performance standards.