The salary statistics of first-line supervisors of law enforcement workers are shown in Table 1. The average hourly salary of first-line supervisors of law enforcement workers in the United States is shown in Table 2. In the next few tables we compare the average salaries of first-line supervisors of law enforcement workers within different industry sectors and in the 50 states of the United States. The first-line supervisors of law enforcement workers annual salary statistics are from 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 | $46,860 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $84,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $110,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $137,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of law enforcement workers. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) first-line supervisors of law enforcement workers is $137,580. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $84,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $46,860. Note that in the United States, the annual salary of the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is almost 193% higher than that of the bottom 10 percent.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of law enforcement workers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $84,350 | 3.46% | 15.19% |
| 2021 | $81,430 | -1.78% | - |
| 2020 | $82,880 | -0.13% | - |
| 2019 | $82,990 | 1.37% | - |
| 2018 | $81,850 | 2.11% | - |
| 2017 | $80,120 | 3.27% | - |
| 2016 | $77,500 | 2.90% | - |
| 2015 | $75,250 | 2.15% | - |
| 2014 | $73,630 | 1.51% | - |
| 2013 | $72,520 | 1.35% | - |
| 2012 | $71,540 | - | - |
The average salaries of first-line supervisors of law enforcement workers in 7 major industry sectors are shown in Table 2. We note that the salaries vary considerably within different industry sectors. The highest paying industry sector for first-line supervisors of law enforcement workers occupations is the federal, state, and local government sector with an annual salary $85,010. The lowest paying sector is the other services (except federal, state, and local government) sector (annual salary $46,790).