Bailiffs

What bailiffs do

Typical tasks

• 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.
• Enforce courtroom rules of behavior and warn persons not to smoke or disturb court procedure.
• Arrest persons in court when arrest warrants have been issued.
• Report need for police or medical assistance to sheriff's office.
• Check courtroom for security and cleanliness and assure availability of sundry supplies, such as notepads, for use by judge, jurors, and attorneys.
• Stop people from entering courtroom while judge charges jury.
• Screen, control, and handle evidence and exhibits during court proceedings.
• Provide assistance to the public, such as directions to court offices.

Bailiffs salary

The median annual wage for bailiffs is $56,600 (BLS OEWS May 2025; BLS Employment Projections 2025–35, national). The lowest 10 percent earn less than $32,140 and the highest 10 percent earn more than $96,770. The mean annual wage is $61,660.

The mean hourly wage of $29.00 is 4.0× the federal minimum wage of $7.25. State minimums are higher in most large states. Minimum wage by state →

Pay by percentile

Annual wage percentiles from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Percentiles are a good proxy for pay by experience.

How median, percentiles and the pay range are defined →

Projected pay for Bailiffs (3, 5 and 10 years)est.

Today $56,600 → in 3 years $61,700 → in 5 years $65,400 → in 10 years $75,600 (10-year range $65,000–$87,800). The model assumes pay growth of +2.9% per year.

What drives the annual growth rate

Projected pay = current pay × (1 + annual growth)^years. The annual growth rate starts from a base wage-growth rate and adds or subtracts labor demand (BLS projected employment growth), wage momentum and AI replacement risk for each occupation. Projections are not guarantees. How it is calculated →

Outlook score for Bailiffs

Each component is a percentile rank among all occupations in the same country (0–100). Weights: labor demand 25, wage momentum / openings 15, pay level 15, AI resistance 25, aging workforce 10 (Japan only), entry barrier 10.

Will AI replace Bailiffs? AI replacement risk

How AI is changing this job

A written analysis for this occupation is being prepared.

AI replacement risk compares the parts of a job that are easy to hand to AI or software (processing information, documentation, repetitive computer work) with the parts that are hard to automate (physical work, working closely with people, judgment in unpredictable settings), using O*NET work activities, work context, skills and knowledge. The result is a relative position among all occupations in the country, scaled to 0–100%. Methodology →

Labor demand for Bailiffs

Employment projections are from the BLS Employment Projections program (2025–35). Annual openings include both new jobs and replacement of workers who leave the occupation.

Skills, education and requirements for Bailiffs

What the work involves

Important abilities

Job Zone 3 — medium preparation needed (O*NET)

Difficulty of entry: ★★☆☆☆ Fairly easy (from education, training, experience and Job Zone)

How to become bailiffs

A step-by-step guide for this occupation is being prepared. The education, training and experience data above show the typical path.

Career path and how to earn more as bailiffs

Career-path guidance is being prepared. Pay by percentile is shown in the Pay section.

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