In Pennsylvania, adult probation and parole is supervised by the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole. Juveniles on parole and probation, however, are supervised locally by the juvenile courts at the county level.
According to the Occupational Outlook Handbook, 2012-2013 Edition, a publication of the U.S. Department of Labor, the median Pennsylvania probation officer, parole officer and juvenile probation officer salary during 2012 was $48,820.
The salary information below includes both adult and juvenile probation and parole officers:
Parole Agent 1:
- Starting Salary: $41,457
- Salary After 6 Months: $47,320
- Maximum: $63,009
The salary figures shown here are taken from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics and include probation/parole officers as well as juvenile probation officers in Pennsylvania:
Area name
Employment
Annual mean wage
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton PA-NJ
200
58910
Erie PA
150
47160
Harrisburg-Carlisle PA
310
51020
Newark-Union NJ-PA Metropolitan Division
630
72850
Philadelphia PA Metropolitan Division
1300
51490
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington PA-NJ-DE-MD
1990
55170
Pittsburgh PA
520
52030
Reading PA
160
58160
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre PA
160
57100
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman OH-PA
160
47360
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
90
44990
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
90
41020
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
170
46100