Law & Government
Bailiffs
Maintain order in courts of law.
Median salary (BLS)
$56,600
10th–90th percentile (BLS)
$32k – $97k
Job outlook
No separate BLS projection for this specific role
AI exposure
Early-career check: graduates of the matching programs below typically earn $105,000 ten years after starting college — an early-career figure, vs. the all-experience BLS median above. Source: U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard.
Plan a path to Bailiffs
Education
Typical entry: Associate degree
Plan my path to this →Typical progression
Junior Bailiffs
Entry / Junior
$32,140
~2 yrs to advance
Bailiffs
Established
$56,600
~3 yrs to advance
Senior Bailiffs
Senior
$76,685
Key skills
A typical day
- •Screen persons entering courthouse using magnetometers, x-ray machines, and other devices to collect and retain unauthorized firearms and other contraband.
- •Escort prisoners to and from courthouse and maintain custody of prisoners during court proceedings.
- •Maintain order in courtroom during trial and guard jury from outside contact.
- •Provide security by patrolling interior and exterior of courthouse and escorting judges and other court employees.
- •Guard lodging of sequestered jury.
Fields of study
Any field
Top colleges for Law & Government
Explore all- Yale University5% admit · $105,000 grad pay
- Harvard University4% admit · $119,000 grad pay
- Stanford University4% admit · $122,000 grad pay
- Columbia University4% admit · $103,000 grad pay
- University of Chicago5% admit · $91,000 grad pay
Reputation-based selection; stats shown are outcome data per school.