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First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives salary in New Jersey

The median first-line supervisors of police and detectives in New Jersey earns $142,990 a year, 35% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,488 a month.

10th percentile
$114,480
25th percentile
$126,670
Median percentile
$142,990
75th percentile
$161,570
90th percentile
$181,010

Based on 7,650 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$101,850 take-home a year
Gross pay$142,990
Federal income tax−$23,052
Social Security + Medicare−$10,939
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$7,150
Monthly take-home$8,488
Every two weeks$3,917

Does it go far here?

$131,419Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
20%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,720 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Jersey

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$437,890
Emergency Medicine Physicians$315,340
Chief Executives$310,440
Family Medicine Physicians$292,170
Physicians, All Other$285,010
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$228,870
Commercial Pilots$226,710
Natural Sciences Managers$207,030

All first-line supervisors of police and detectives salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey