First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives Salary in the US
A first-line supervisors of police and detectives earns a national median of $106,040 a year (mean $112,190) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #104 of 825.
How much does a first-line supervisors of police and detectives earn in the US?
A first-line supervisors of police and detectives in the United States earns a median of $106,040 a year (mean $112,190), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 108% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 154,610 people work in this occupation (SOC 33-1012), ranked #104 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$106,040
per year
Mean
$112,190
per year
Employment
154,610
US workers
National rank
#104
of 825 by median
What a first-line supervisors of police and detectives earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a first-line supervisors of police and detectives (SOC 33-1012) earns a median annual wage of $106,040 and a mean (average) of $112,190. The median is the midpoint — half of first-line supervisors of police and detectives earn more and half earn less — and is 108% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a first-line supervisors of police and detectives in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for first-line supervisors of police and detectives is $106,040, and the mean (average) is $112,190. The median is the midpoint — half of first-line supervisors of police and detectives earn more and half earn less.
- How does first-line supervisors of police and detectives pay compare to the US average?
- At $106,040, a first-line supervisors of police and detectives earns 108% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many first-line supervisors of police and detectives are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 154,610 first-line supervisors of police and detectives employed nationally (SOC 33-1012), across all industries.
- Where does this first-line supervisors of police and detectives salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 33-1012. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 33-1012 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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