The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Santa Cruz-Watsonville 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 | $98,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $104,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $143,080 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $169,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $191,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $191,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $143,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $98,800.
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 | 1-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $143,080 | -12.62% | -12.62% |
| 2021 | $161,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $143,080 in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is in the middle of salary range for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Santa Cruz-Watsonville is 23.4 percent (23.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 31.6 percent (31.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Merced.