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Correction Officer

Correction Officer · Department of Correction

Security and custody work in NYC jails. $0 to apply, 21 to be appointed.

Minimum salary $56,838 a year, reaching $109,352 after five and a half years, plus a $1,100 yearly uniform allowance, per the Notice of Examination for Exam 7302 (read September 25, 2026). All rates are subject to change.

≈ $27.33 an hour · $2,186 every 2 weeks, before taxes (40-hour weeks).

NYC minimum wage is $17/hr. This beats it by $10.33/hr, with health insurance and a pension on top.

What you'd have made

$2,179 If you'd started as a Correction Officer 2 weeks ago, at this pay, before taxes.

An hour of this job pays for about 9.1 subway rides ($3 fare).

Price anything in hours of this job

What does it cost, in dollars?

4,981 people had this title in the city's fiscal year 2025. Their base pay:

This posting starts at $56,838
Half of them earn at least $105,146

Overtime added $53,301 on average that year, and it isn't guaranteed. Base salary of active employees paid a yearly rate, fiscal year 2025 (July 2024 to June 2025). Source: NYC's payroll data

Pay

$56,838/yr

The work

One multiple-choice exam, 21 to be appointed

Exam

Civil service exam

Residency

NYC or 6 nearby counties

Timeline

Months. The test, the list, screenings and the Academy all come first.

Filing is open

Correction Officer Exam 7302

Apply by October 27, 2026. Testing starts around December 15, 2026.

3,000 people are expected to take this exam, by DCAS's estimate. Be one of them: filing closes October 27.

$0 to apply

Apply in OASys How to file, step by step

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Check yourself

Do you meet the requirements?

Check every box that applies. Be honest. Twenty seconds.

I'll be 21 or older by the day I'm appointed You can take the test at 17. The notice says if you're still too young when the list expires, you won't get another chance from that list. I have 39 college credits, or a diploma or its equivalent plus a year of full-time paid work A diploma plus 6 months of honorable full-time military service, casework or social services work, or law enforcement work also counts, and so do 2 years of active Reserve or National Guard service with an honorable discharge. You need this by the day you're appointed. I'm a U.S. citizen with no felony or domestic violence misdemeanor convictions The notice says both kinds of conviction bar you from this title. Other arrests or convictions, some job firings and a dishonorable discharge may also disqualify you. I'll live in NYC or Nassau, Westchester, Suffolk, Orange, Rockland or Putnam county, and I can get a NYS driver license You need a learner's permit when you're appointed and a license before you graduate the Academy. Moving violations, a suspension or an accident record may disqualify you.

The process

6 steps. That's the whole process.

0 of 6 steps

Done: Create your OASys account

OASys is the city's exam system, and one account covers every exam you file for from now on. Use an email you can open: OASys sends a confirmation to verify it.

OASys, the city’s exam filing system (official)

Done: File for Exam 7302

File in OASys between September 2 and October 27, 2026. There's no fee: select “No Fee” as your payment method. DCAS's annual schedule lists two more windows: Exam 7303 from January 6 to March 2, 2027, and Exam 7304 from April 7 to June 1, 2027.

What you'll see in OASys, screen by screen

Notice. Open the Notice of Examination and read it; save a copy. Tick “I acknowledge that I have read and understood the Notice of Examination,” then tap Apply for this Exam.
Identity. Confirm your details from your OASys profile and answer a few questions, like how you heard about the exam.
Payment. This exam is free: pick No Fee.
Confirm and submit. Tick the affirmation that everything you entered is true (it's under penalty of perjury), then Continue. You get a confirmation screen and a receipt by email.

OASys signs you out after 15 minutes without activity and doesn't save your place, so have your details ready before you start.

File in OASys (official)

Done: Take the multiple-choice test

Testing is expected to start December 15, 2026, at a computer. You need 70% to pass, and your score sets your place on the list. The notice says it tests reasoning, information ordering, math, memorization, problem sensitivity, spatial orientation, visualization, reading and writing. A basic calculator is allowed. Your admission notice appears in OASys 14 days before testing. Bring one photo ID with your signature. Your phone goes in a sealed pouch.

Notice of Examination No. 7302 (PDF), read this first

Done: Get on the eligible list and wait

Pass and you land on a ranked eligible list, which usually lasts 4 years. Hiring goes down the list as openings come up. This takes months. It's not a rejection. It's how civil service works.

Done: Clear the screenings

Before you're appointed: a qualifying physical test, medical and psychological exams, a drug screening and a character and background check. The investigation includes a $75.00 fingerprint fee. The department has a zero tolerance drug policy, and the notice says to follow it well before you apply. Federal Prison Rape Elimination Act rules also apply to hiring.

Done: Finish the Academy and probation

Probation is 24 months and includes Academy training. Fail the training and you're let go. You supervise people held in city jails, search for contraband, escort people in custody and write reports. You have to pass a firearms qualification every year. Expect nights, weekends and holidays, and standing for 8½ to 17 hours at a stretch.

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Sources

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Every step is built from the job's official notice or posting, linked above. Last reviewed September 25, 2026.