The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Tucson, Arizona is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Tucson 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 | $72,110 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $79,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $98,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $142,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Tucson, Arizona in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $142,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $72,110.
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 | $83,400 | -8.55% | -8.51% |
| 2021 | $90,530 | 3.45% | - |
| 2019 | $87,410 | 2.48% | - |
| 2018 | $85,240 | -5.89% | - |
| 2017 | $90,260 | -5.19% | - |
| 2016 | $94,940 | 1.65% | - |
| 2015 | $93,370 | 5.39% | - |
| 2014 | $88,340 | 0.40% | - |
| 2013 | $87,990 | -2.85% | - |
| 2012 | $90,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $83,400 in Tucson is in the middle of salary range for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in state of Arizona. In comparison, the annual salary of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Tucson is 20.9 percent (20.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale and 15.9 percent (15.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale | |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman | |
| Flagstaff | |
| Prescott | |
| Tucson | |
| Yuma | |
| North Arizona nonmetropolitan area | |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas | |
| Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area |