The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Columbus, Georgia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Columbus 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 | $51,070 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,540 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $84,780 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Columbus, Georgia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $84,780. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,070.
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 | $51,540 | 1.11% | -1.71% |
| 2021 | $50,970 | -2.18% | - |
| 2020 | $52,080 | -23.08% | - |
| 2019 | $64,100 | -5.04% | - |
| 2018 | $67,330 | 7.47% | - |
| 2017 | $62,300 | -0.55% | - |
| 2016 | $62,640 | 4.44% | - |
| 2015 | $59,860 | 1.67% | - |
| 2014 | $58,860 | 8.48% | - |
| 2013 | $53,870 | 2.69% | - |
| 2012 | $52,420 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,540 in Columbus is in the middle of salary range for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in state of Georgia. In comparison, the annual salary of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Columbus is 33.1 percent (33.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta and 1.9 percent (1.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan area.