What are the main factors that influence a Probation Agent's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Probation Agent's salary?

A Probation Agent's salary grows with experience: a Probation Agent (0-0 years)earns $77,944, a Police Sergeant (0-5 years)earns $85,724, a Police Lieutenant (5+ years)earns $110,031, a Sheriff/Police Chief (5-10 years)earns $133,958,

What are the highest paying states for a Probation Agent?

Probation Agent salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Probation Agent roles are District of Columbia $84,357, California $84,037, Massachusetts $82,917. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Probation Agent roles make?

Salaries for Probation Agent level roles vary by specialization: Juvenile Probation Officer: $94,998; Probation Aide: $75,588; Probation Services Officer: $72,331; Adult Probation Officer: $70,601; Probation Officer: $67,659.

How do different companies affect a Probation Agent's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Probation Agent roles. Large, established industry leaders like New York Police Department ($97,099) and State of New York - Metropolitan Transportation Authority ($95,962) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $75,106.

Probation Agent Salary in the United States

How much does a Probation Agent make in the United States?

As of April 01, 2026, the average salary for a Probation Agent in the United States is $76,190 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $37.

However, a Probation Agent's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $95,476
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $67,771 to $86,285
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $60,106

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Probation Agent Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$86,285	$7,190	$1,659	$41
Average	$76,190	$6,349	$1,465	$37
25th Percentile	$67,771	$5,648	$1,303	$33

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Key Factors That Influence Probation Agent Salaries

A Probation Agent's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Do Probation Agent Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Probation Agents. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $84,357.
California: $84,037.
Massachusetts: $82,917.

District of Columbia $84,357 California $84,037 Massachusetts $82,917 Washington $82,612 New Jersey $82,582 Alaska $82,475 Connecticut $81,424 New York $80,997

Hawaii $79,633 Rhode Island $78,993 Maryland $78,559 Minnesota $77,965 Colorado $77,736 Illinois $77,660 Oregon $77,371 Delaware $77,157

New Hampshire $77,023 Virginia $76,723 Pennsylvania $75,847 Nevada $75,405 North Dakota $75,260 Michigan $75,032 Wisconsin $74,948 Vermont $74,780

Texas $74,315 Maine $74,285 Arizona $74,239 Ohio $74,186 Georgia $73,485 Indiana $73,134 Wyoming $73,066 Utah $72,959

Iowa $72,913 Kansas $72,548 Louisiana $72,441 North Carolina $72,403 Missouri $72,388 Florida $72,091 Montana $71,931 Nebraska $71,778

Kentucky $71,694 South Carolina $71,390 Tennessee $71,199 Idaho $71,123 New Mexico $70,567 Oklahoma $70,445 Alabama $69,995 South Dakota $69,241

Arkansas $68,830 West Virginia $68,609 Mississippi $67,946

Top Paying Cities for Probation Agents

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $96,098
San Francisco: $95,153
Oakland: $93,043

San Jose, CA $96,098

San Francisco, CA $95,153

Oakland, CA $93,043

New York, NY $88,296

Queens Village, NY $87,725

Paramus, NJ $87,115

Passaic, NJ $87,039

Bergenfield, NJ $86,963

Stamford, CT $86,849

Huntington, NY $86,772

Newark, NJ $86,277

Bridgeport, CT $86,125

New Brunswick, NJ $85,873

Vallejo, CA $85,713

Middlesex, NJ $85,668

Somerset, NJ $85,599

Petaluma, CA $85,424

Santa Cruz, CA $85,127

Boston, MA $84,974

Monterey, CA $84,593

Fairbanks, AK $84,540

Los Angeles, CA $84,395

Washington, DC $84,357

Seattle, WA $84,220

Santa Rosa, CA $84,205

Juneau, AK $83,984

Orange, CA $83,732

Anchorage, AK $83,595

Anaheim, CA $83,542

Santa Ana, CA $83,428

Nassau, NY $83,382

Long Beach, CA $83,351

Danbury, CT $83,329

Santa Maria, CA $83,070

Everett, WA $83,054

Bremerton, WA $82,681

Trenton, NJ $82,536

Sacramento, CA $82,506

San Diego, CA $82,468

Brockton, MA $82,437

Tacoma, WA $82,407

Santa Barbara, CA $82,300

Lowell, MA $81,995

New Suffolk, NY $81,965

Nashua, NH $81,873

Lompoc, CA $81,751

Ventura, CA $81,675

Stockton, CA $81,652

New Haven, CT $81,500

Atlantic City, NJ $81,302

Hartford, CT $81,134

Modesto, CA $81,096

Poughkeepsie, NY $80,929

New Britain, CT $80,890

Olympia, WA $80,784

Kennewick, WA $80,784

New London, CT $80,769

Norwich, CT $80,746

Lawrence, MA $80,708

Bakersfield, CA $80,494

Riverside, CA $80,388

New Bedford, MA $80,388

Richland, WA $80,311

Portsmouth, NH $80,251

Vineland, NJ $80,235

San Bernardino, CA $80,174

Boulder, CO $79,961

Worcester, MA $79,900

Portland, OR $79,831

Saint Paul, MN $79,740

Minneapolis, MN $79,740

Philadelphia, PA $79,633

Honolulu, HI $79,230

Springfield, MA $78,963

Providence, RI $78,955

Chicago, IL $78,734

Bellingham, WA $78,643

Baltimore, MD $78,559

Chico, CA $78,369

Wilmington, DE $78,239

Pittsfield, MA $78,163

Manchester, NH $78,018

Spokane, WA $77,683

Denver, CO $77,675

Albany, NY $77,317

Troy, NY $77,287

Schenectady, NY $77,127

Burlington, VT $76,959

Portland, ME $76,692

Salem, OR $76,631

Yakima, WA $76,616

Ann Arbor, MI $76,593

Rochester, MN $76,380

Fresno, CA $76,342

Reno, NV $76,342

Milwaukee, WI $76,273

Detroit, MI $76,197

Allentown, PA $76,174

Carson City, NV $76,167

Houston, TX $76,052

Colorado Springs, CO $76,045

Syracuse, NY $76,007

Eugene, OR $75,862

Bismarck, ND $75,771

Gary, IN $75,771

Galveston, TX $75,771

Springfield, OR $75,710

Medford, OR $75,527

Fort Collins, CO $75,496

Austin, TX $75,435

Mesa, AZ $75,275

Phoenix, AZ $75,260

Dallas, TX $75,237

Reading, PA $75,192

Saint Cloud, MN $75,161

Concord, NH $75,092

Madison, WI $75,062

Utica, NY $74,856

Raleigh, NC $74,795

Las Vegas, NV $74,788

Rochester, NY $74,734

Des Moines, IA $74,727

Atlanta, GA $74,605

Battle Creek, MI $74,582

Salt Lake City, UT $74,559

Lancaster, PA $74,445

Champaign, IL $74,430

Harrisburg, PA $74,338

Durham, NC $74,270

Kansas City, MO $74,262

Kansas City, KS $74,247

Fort Worth, TX $74,239

Boca Raton, FL $74,209

Cleveland, OH $74,201

Columbus, OH $74,186

Pittsburgh, PA $74,178

Richmond, VA $74,148

Indianapolis, IN $74,132

Cincinnati, OH $74,033

Petersburg, VA $73,919

Billings, MT $73,752

Lansing, MI $73,752

Huntsville, AL $73,752

Lebanon, PA $73,744

Dayton, OH $73,736

Pueblo, CO $73,736

Appleton, WI $73,713

Buffalo, NY $73,683

Racine, WI $73,645

Charlotte, NC $73,637

Saint Louis, MO $73,614

Springfield, IL $73,584

Elkhart, IN $73,569

York, PA $73,569

Gastonia, NC $73,561

Benton Harbor, MI $73,561

Beaumont, TX $73,515

Lorain, OH $73,500

Toledo, OH $73,470

Binghamton, NY $73,432

Rock Hill, SC $73,424

Rockford, IL $73,386

Fargo, ND $73,348

Elyria, OH $73,348

Flagstaff, AZ $73,294

Fort Lauderdale, FL $73,249

Miami, FL $73,203

Duluth, MN $73,081

Bangor, ME $72,982

Cedar Rapids, IA $72,898

Louisville, KY $72,860

Grand Rapids, MI $72,845

Hialeah, FL $72,837

Casper, WY $72,731

Scranton, PA $72,639

New Orleans, LA $72,616

Virginia Beach, VA $72,609

Akron, OH $72,571

Peoria, IL $72,472

Sarasota, FL $72,456

Green Bay, WI $72,403

Baton Rouge, LA $72,365

Charleston, SC $72,350

Nashville, TN $72,327

Jamestown, NY $72,312

Davenport, IA $72,312

Tucson, AZ $72,273

Cheyenne, WY $72,251

Saint Petersburg, FL $72,228

Tampa, FL $72,213

Omaha, NE $72,197

Port Arthur, TX $72,167

Evansville, IN $72,167

Bradenton, FL $72,136

Santa Fe, NM $71,999

Orlando, FL $71,923

Clearwater, FL $71,839

Canton, OH $71,679

La Crosse, WI $71,679

Grand Forks, ND $71,656

Albuquerque, NM $71,633

Tulsa, OK $71,633

Newport News, VA $71,626

High Point, NC $71,603

Ogden, UT $71,573

Corpus Christi, TX $71,512

Laramie, WY $71,466

Norfolk, VA $71,466

Rock Island, IL $71,420

Saginaw, MI $71,405

Jacksonville, FL $71,397

Salisbury, NC $71,382

Memphis, TN $71,367

Moline, IL $71,329

Fort Myers, FL $71,306

Waterloo, IA $71,207

Spartanburg, SC $71,131

Lincoln, NE $71,093

Fort Wayne, IN $71,077

Birmingham, AL $70,993

Cedar Falls, IA $70,978

Provo, UT $70,971

Springfield, OH $70,963

San Antonio, TX $70,948

Greensboro, NC $70,917

South Bend, IN $70,910

Winston Salem, NC $70,902

Boise, ID $70,879

Savannah, GA $70,826

Muskegon, MI $70,689

Lima, OH $70,597

Lake Charles, LA $70,567

Anderson, IN $70,552

Lexington, KY $70,529

Augusta, GA $70,506

Greenville, SC $70,506

Wichita, KS $70,437

Tuscaloosa, AL $70,437

Columbia, SC $70,369

Bloomington, IN $70,178

Roanoke, VA $70,133

Asheville, NC $70,033

Knoxville, TN $69,904

Shreveport, LA $69,896

Wilmington, NC $69,797

Frankfort, KY $69,653

Oklahoma City, OK $69,599

Chillicothe, OH $69,569

Longview, TX $69,561

Topeka, KS $69,538

Mobile, AL $69,424

Terre Haute, IN $69,393

Erie, PA $69,386

Altoona, PA $69,348

Melbourne, FL $69,325

Amarillo, TX $69,294

Killeen, TX $69,272

Fayetteville, AR $69,211

Sioux Falls, SD $69,157

Chattanooga, TN $69,112

Idaho Falls, ID $69,104

Gainesville, FL $68,944

Portsmouth, OH $68,906

Little Rock, AR $68,891

Lynchburg, VA $68,891

Lafayette, LA $68,860

Youngstown, OH $68,860

Temple, TX $68,830

Daytona Beach, FL $68,814

Clarksville, TN $68,807

Pensacola, FL $68,799

Hopkinsville, KY $68,571

Charleston, WV $68,563

Florence, SC $68,525

Sioux City, IA $68,479

Macon, GA $68,258

Tallahassee, FL $68,251

Fayetteville, NC $68,235

Waco, TX $68,220

Wichita Falls, TX $68,220

Pine Bluff, AR $68,190

Vincennes, IN $68,045

Lubbock, TX $68,014

Great Falls, MT $67,969

Alamogordo, NM $67,961

Abilene, TX $67,900

Rapid City, SD $67,801

Monroe, LA $67,801

Albany, GA $67,755

Huntington, WV $67,748

Jackson, MS $67,740

Greenville, MS $67,733

Parkersburg, WV $67,656

Montgomery, AL $67,641

Johnstown, PA $67,626

Springfield, MO $67,565

Biloxi, MS $67,527

Sumter, SC $67,367

Columbus, GA $67,359

Twin Falls, ID $67,314

Pascagoula, MS $67,214

Kingsport, TN $67,016

Gulfport, MS $66,994

Alexandria, LA $66,742

Fort Smith, AR $66,552

El Paso, TX $66,346

Helena, MT $66,247

Las Cruces, NM $66,003

Harlingen, TX $65,790

Pocatello, ID $65,721

Florence, AL $65,698

Brownsville, TX $65,683

Dothan, AL $65,561

Mcallen, TX $65,523

Columbus, MS $64,959

Altus, OK $64,609

Lawton, OK $64,464

Pierre, SD $64,190

What Skills Can Increase a Probation Agent's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Analysis (Mentioned in 5.02% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Forensics (Mentioned in 2.98% Job Postings): Forensics is a scientific tests or techniques used in connection with the detection of crime. Use of analytical and scientific techniques to examine evidence from crimes and prepare legal statements that summarize the results for court cases.
Microsoft Office (Mentioned in 1.35% Job Postings): Microsoft Office is a suite of desktop productivity applications that is designed by Microsoft for business use. You can create documents containing text and images, work with data in spreadsheets and databases, create presentations and posters.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Analysis	5.02%
Forensics	2.98%
Microsoft Office	1.35%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Probation Agent's salary.

Due Diligence: Can increase your salary by up to 11%.
Prioritization: Can increase your salary by up to 7%.
Consulting: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Due Diligence	$84,570	11%
Prioritization	$81,523	7%
Consulting	$80,761	6%
Cost Control	$80,761	6%
AML	$79,999	5%
Analysis	$79,237	4%

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Probation Agent Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Probation Agent's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on April 01, 2026

$67,771

Average $76,190/year

$86,285

$5,648

Average $6,349/month

$7,190

$1,303

Average $1,465/week

$1,659

$33

Average $37/hour

$41

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$86,285	$7,190	$1,659	$41
Average	$76,190	$6,349	$1,465	$37
25th Percentile	$67,771	$5,648	$1,303	$33

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Salaries for a Probation Agent can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $91,528 in 2023 to around $90,476 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Probation Agent salary trends, .

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