The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado is shown in Table 1. The wage data of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield 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 | $102,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $106,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $117,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $126,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $135,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $135,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $117,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $102,630.
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 | $117,660 | -7.48% | 15.67% |
| 2021 | $126,460 | 5.35% | - |
| 2020 | $119,690 | 2.22% | - |
| 2019 | $117,030 | 4.49% | - |
| 2018 | $111,780 | 7.97% | - |
| 2017 | $102,870 | 4.93% | - |
| 2016 | $97,800 | 1.86% | - |
| 2015 | $95,980 | -7.01% | - |
| 2014 | $102,710 | 1.77% | - |
| 2013 | $100,890 | 1.66% | - |
| 2012 | $99,220 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $117,660 in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is in the middle of salary range for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in state of Colorado. In comparison, the annual salary of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Denver-Aurora-Broomfield is 6.5 percent (6.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Fort Collins-Loveland and 48.3 percent (48.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Fort Collins-Loveland | |
| Boulder | |
| Denver-Aurora-Broomfield | |
| Colorado Springs | |
| Greeley | |
| Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| Grand Junction | |
| Pueblo | |
| West Colorado nonmetropolitan area | |
| East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area |