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Highest Paying Industries for First-Line Supervisors of Law Enforcement Workers

The top 27 highest paying industries for first-line supervisors of law enforcement workers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $116,910, federal executive branch (oes designation) is the highest paying industry for first-line supervisors of law enforcement workers. It is followed by federal government, including usps industry (average annual salary $113,640). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of first-line supervisors of law enforcement workers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 27 Highest Paying Industries for First-Line Supervisors of Law Enforcement Workers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$116,910	$55,900	7,750
2	Federal government, including USPS	$113,640	$55,900	7,940
3	Postal Service (federal government)	$79,310	$58,340	190
4	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$76,160	$43,900	94,180
5	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$76,140	$43,900	94,350
6	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$74,270	$42,020	141,180
7	Federal, State, and Local Government	$74,270	$42,020	141,180
8	Educational Services - Privately owned	$74,210	$45,470	740
9	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$74,120	$42,030	143,400
10	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$74,110	$45,420	740
11	Educational Services - Local government owned	$69,990	$44,470	160
12	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$69,850	$43,310	2,330
13	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$69,700	$44,200	140
14	Educational Services	$69,580	$43,330	2,550
15	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$68,100	$42,660	1,570
16	Educational Services - State government owned	$67,740	$42,620	1,650
17	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$67,040	$40,970	39,240
18	State government, including schools and hospitals	$66,990	$41,020	41,110
19	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$66,880	$43,310	210
20	Junior colleges - State government owned	$60,430	$42,180	70
21	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$59,420	$36,730	40
22	Hospitals - State government owned	$59,170	$37,260	220
23	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$58,920	$38,150	200
24	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals - State government owned	$58,300	$37,850	190
25	Facilities Support Services	$46,750	$31,930	1,430
26	Administrative and Support Services	$37,400	$26,900	2,330
27	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$37,400	$26,900	2,330