The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $100,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $126,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $186,890 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $203,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $233,170 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $233,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $186,890. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $100,120.
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 | $186,890 | 2.28% | 33.21% |
| 2021 | $182,620 | -1.13% | - |
| 2020 | $184,680 | 8.14% | - |
| 2019 | $169,650 | 2.20% | - |
| 2018 | $165,910 | 2.60% | - |
| 2017 | $161,600 | 2.55% | - |
| 2016 | $157,480 | 0.37% | - |
| 2015 | $156,890 | 15.22% | - |
| 2014 | $133,010 | 10.30% | - |
| 2013 | $119,310 | -4.63% | - |
| 2012 | $124,830 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $186,890, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in state of California, followed by El Centro (median annual salary $170,960). In comparison, the median annual salary of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 8.5 percent (8.5%) higher than that in El Centro.