First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives salary
The median pay for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in the United States is $106,040 a year. About 154,610 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $63,350
- 25th percentile
- $81,860
- Median percentile
- $106,040
- 75th percentile
- $132,620
- 90th percentile
- $165,110
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- California $163,960
- New Jersey $142,990
- Hawaii $140,590
- Alaska $137,320
- Washington $136,280
- Illinois $135,080
- District of Columbia $134,760
- Nevada $132,100
- Delaware $131,080
- Colorado $126,810
- New York $124,080
- Oregon $122,130
- Maryland $120,700
- Minnesota $118,750
- Texas $111,000
- Utah $110,500
- Connecticut $109,360
- Nebraska $106,100
- Arizona $104,850
- Massachusetts $104,320
- Pennsylvania $102,400
- Virginia $101,230
- Florida $100,880
- New Hampshire $100,060
- Vermont $99,280
- Iowa $98,840
- Ohio $98,380
- North Dakota $98,300
- Michigan $98,140
- Rhode Island $97,690
- Wisconsin $97,120
- Idaho $94,920
- Missouri $94,440
- Maine $92,350
- New Mexico $92,200
- Wyoming $91,400
- North Carolina $91,100
- Montana $89,380
- South Dakota $87,810
- Kansas $82,950
- Oklahoma $82,830
- Indiana $81,540
- Kentucky $80,390
- Georgia $80,120
- Alabama $75,970
- Tennessee $74,770
- West Virginia $74,280
- South Carolina $73,700
- Louisiana $70,470
- Arkansas $62,290
- Mississippi $59,860
By metro area
- San Francisco, CA $175,840
- Vallejo, CA $175,070
- Santa Cruz, CA $172,590
- Los Angeles, CA $167,600
- Napa, CA $164,150
- Sacramento, CA $163,810
- San Jose, CA $163,700
- Santa Maria, CA $161,440
- Anchorage, AK $161,100
- Riverside, CA $159,810
- Seattle, WA $158,510
- Santa Rosa, CA $157,650
- Salinas, CA $153,930
- Oxnard, CA $149,460
- El Centro, CA $149,290
- San Diego, CA $148,310
- Olympia, WA $140,730
- Urban Honolulu, HI $140,590
- San Luis Obispo, CA $140,400
- Fairbanks, AK $137,880
- Lexington Park, MD $137,640
- Modesto, CA $136,920
- Kennewick, WA $136,050
- New York, NY $135,270
- Redding, CA $135,110
- Chicago, IL $135,080
- Bloomington, IL $134,080
- Reno, NV $132,790
- Bellingham, WA $132,730
- Trenton, NJ $132,610
- Boulder, CO $132,360
- Las Vegas, NV $132,100
- Salem, OR $131,940
- Bremerton, WA $131,160
- Fort Collins, CO $131,050
- Vineland, NJ $130,140
- Atlantic City, NJ $130,040
- Austin, TX $129,690
- Yakima, WA $128,770
- Portland, OR $128,500
- Gettysburg, PA $128,210
- Fresno, CA $127,830
- Miami, FL $127,570
- Greeley, CO $127,540
- Mount Vernon, WA $127,390
- Spokane, WA $127,340
- Denver, CO $127,250
- Wenatchee, WA $126,580
- Washington, DC $125,960
- Eugene, OR $125,420
- Stockton, CA $125,320
- Hanford, CA $125,150
- Visalia, CA $124,940
- Bend, OR $124,870
- Baltimore, MD $124,660
- Chico, CA $124,660
- Barnstable Town, MA $124,420
- Minneapolis, MN $123,350
- Jacksonville, FL $123,290
- Bakersfield, CA $122,960
- Midland, TX $122,740
- Colorado Springs, CO $122,420
- Corvallis, OR $122,270
- Sioux Falls, SD $122,240
- Dallas, TX $122,210
- Port St. Lucie, FL $122,140
- Yuba City, CA $121,880
- Columbus, OH $121,750
- Merced, CA $121,720
- Grand Junction, CO $121,670
- Carson City, NV $120,080
- Cedar Rapids, IA $120,030
- Santa Fe, NM $120,030
- Harrisburg, PA $119,990
- Longview, WA $119,540
- Philadelphia, PA $119,540
- Kiryas Joel, NY $119,320
- St. George, UT $119,010
- Binghamton, NY $118,540
- Abilene, TX $118,210
- Albany, NY $118,150
- Lincoln, NE $117,860
- Des Moines, IA $117,790
- Tyler, TX $117,260
- Madison, WI $117,080
- Salt Lake City, UT $116,950
- El Paso, TX $115,820
- Janesville, WI $115,200
- Burlington, VT $114,800
- Phoenix, AZ $114,520
- Tampa, FL $114,400
- Missoula, MT $113,990
- Dubuque, IA $113,920
- Hartford, CT $112,840
- Lubbock, TX $112,840
- Bridgeport, CT $112,280
- Laredo, TX $111,870
- St. Cloud, MN $111,840
- Medford, OR $111,390
- Rochester, NY $110,490
- Springfield, IL $110,080
- North Port, FL $109,780
- Houston, TX $108,740
- Boston, MA $108,190
- Champaign, IL $107,880
- York, PA $107,700
- Mankato, MN $107,310
- Charlotte, NC $107,150
- Reading, PA $106,980
- Watertown, NY $106,750
- Waterloo, IA $106,660
- Fargo, ND $106,480
- New Haven, CT $106,400
- Flagstaff, AZ $106,270
- Manchester, NH $106,200
- Omaha, NE $106,100
- Rochester, MN $106,000
- Ithaca, NY $105,980
- Topeka, KS $105,910
- Milwaukee, WI $105,680