Median annual earnings of probation officers and correctional treatment
specialists in May 2004 were $39,600. The middle 50 percent earned between
$31,500 and $52,100. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $26,310, and the
highest 10 percent earned more than $66,660. In May 2004, median annual
earnings for probation officers and correctional treatment specialists
employed in State government were $39,810; those employed in local
government earned $40,560. Higher wages tend to be found in urban areas.
Source: Bureau of Labor
Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook
Handbook, 2006-07 Edition