The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Lexington-Fayette is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $44,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $53,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $67,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $104,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $104,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,900.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of police and detectives from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $67,920 | 2.68% | -0.13% |
| 2021 | $66,100 | 11.10% | - |
| 2020 | $58,760 | -1.29% | - |
| 2019 | $59,520 | 0.12% | - |
| 2018 | $59,450 | -12.14% | - |
| 2017 | $66,670 | 1.90% | - |
| 2016 | $65,400 | -2.16% | - |
| 2015 | $66,810 | -10.66% | - |
| 2014 | $73,930 | 1.49% | - |
| 2013 | $72,830 | 6.62% | - |
| 2012 | $68,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $67,920 in Lexington-Fayette is in the middle of salary range for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in state of Kentucky. In comparison, the annual salary of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Lexington-Fayette is 12.9 percent (12.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Evansville and 32.1 percent (32.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Evansville | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Owensboro | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |