The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 | $94,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $140,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $168,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $184,890 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $213,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $213,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $168,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $94,760.
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 | $168,710 | 1.84% | 16.38% |
| 2021 | $165,600 | -6.17% | - |
| 2020 | $175,810 | 6.23% | - |
| 2019 | $164,860 | 6.11% | - |
| 2018 | $154,780 | 3.09% | - |
| 2017 | $150,000 | 5.95% | - |
| 2016 | $141,070 | -3.62% | - |
| 2015 | $146,170 | 3.49% | - |
| 2012 | $141,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $168,710 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 Maria-Santa Barbara is 9.7 percent (9.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 42.0 percent (42.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Merced.