The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach 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 | $59,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $82,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $113,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $130,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $155,170 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $155,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $113,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,390.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of police and detectives from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $113,280 | 1.66% | 8.14% |
| 2016 | $111,400 | 0.20% | - |
| 2015 | $111,180 | 3.41% | - |
| 2014 | $107,390 | 2.14% | - |
| 2013 | $105,090 | 0.98% | - |
| 2012 | $104,060 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $113,280, West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is the second highest paying city for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in state of Florida, following the highest paying city Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach (median annual salary of $121,630). Compared with Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, the median annual salary of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is 6.9 percent (6.9%) lower.