The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Wheeling, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Wheeling 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 | $45,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,340 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,350 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Wheeling, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,350. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,130.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of police and detectives from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $64,080 | 3.36% | 31.12% |
| 2021 | $61,930 | 28.76% | - |
| 2014 | $44,120 | -0.05% | - |
| 2012 | $44,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,080 in Wheeling is in the middle of salary range for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in state of West Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Wheeling is 42.8 percent (42.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Washington-Arlington-Alexandria and 36.0 percent (36.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Steubenville-Weirton.