Highest-paying Cities for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives

The top 100 highest paying cities for first-line supervisors of police and detectives (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $186,890, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is the highest paying city for first-line supervisors of police and detectives. It is followed by El Centro, California (average annual salary $170,960). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$186,890	$100,120	200
2	El Centro, California	$170,960	$80,090	40
3	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$170,600	$83,420	90
4	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$170,350	$106,660	750
5	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$168,710	$94,760	60
6	Redding, California	$164,500	$110,600	40
7	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$164,150	$118,750	3,510
8	Vallejo-Fairfield, California	$162,860	$95,320	70
9	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$158,010	$104,690	90
10	Anchorage, Alaska	$156,460	$77,120	90
11	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$154,980	$84,520	400
12	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$154,000	$113,750	1,180
13	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$152,560	$86,190	220
14	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$150,000	$84,970	620
15	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$148,800	$94,350	490
16	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$148,640	$86,390	170
17	Santa Cruz-Watsonville, California	$143,080	$98,800	40
18	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$142,150	$110,830	730
19	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$142,010	$101,770	440
20	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$140,650	$93,480	120
21	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$137,510	$84,110	150
22	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$135,120	$83,110	40
23	Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$134,930	$88,710	30
24	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$134,220	$107,850	1,240
25	Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$133,430	$66,170	70
26	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$133,320	$103,130	10,980
27	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$133,020	$80,920	1,170
28	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$131,940	$101,420	610
29	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$131,380	$97,000	90
30	Visalia-Porterville, California	$131,180	$110,710	60
31	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$130,860	$84,520	4,790
32	Modesto, California	$130,370	$95,780	70
33	Chico, California	$129,830	$80,210	40
34	Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey	$129,760	$98,530	120
35	Fresno, California	$128,650	$84,530	130
36	San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California	$126,080	$83,680	90
37	Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado	$125,880	$105,240	70
38	Salinas, California	$125,630	$80,660	110
39	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$124,830	$96,060	150
40	Olympia, Washington	$123,260	$104,390	140
41	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$122,940	$104,560	1,480
42	Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington	$122,910	$95,230	80
43	Gettysburg, Pennsylvania	$122,470	$72,400	40
44	Boulder, Colorado	$122,460	$107,630	90
45	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida	$121,630	$74,060	440
46	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$121,470	$85,760	800
47	Bellingham, Washington	$120,700	$100,060	90
48	Springfield, Illinois	$120,100	$81,950	410
49	Fairbanks, Alaska	$120,080	$76,020	40
50	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$119,010	$101,690	60
51	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$117,660	$102,630	1,040
52	Dover, Delaware	$117,650	$71,740	100
53	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$117,480	$102,030	590
54	Ocean City, New Jersey	$117,070	$107,040	60
55	Spokane, Washington	$116,380	$84,020	230
56	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$116,140	$74,290	620
57	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$116,010	$85,670	100
58	Camden, New Jersey	$115,850	$85,490	430
59	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$115,820	$85,610	1,060
60	Mount Vernon-Anacortes, Washington	$114,840	$102,510	70
61	Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton, Massachusetts	$114,250	$82,660	110
62	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$113,280	$59,390	320
63	Salem, Oregon	$113,080	$89,770	160
64	Stockton, California	$113,060	$94,800	100
65	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$112,740	$68,170	300
66	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$112,070	$71,780	2,800
67	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$112,040	$56,810	330
68	Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton, New Jersey	$111,820	$106,120	70
69	Medford, Oregon	$111,590	$94,200	50
70	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$111,070	$72,060	300
71	Laredo, Texas	$110,900	$64,130	80
72	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$110,700	$82,400	4,300
73	Columbus, Ohio	$110,240	$60,210	870
74	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$110,090	$87,800	110
75	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$109,860	$78,100	2,550
76	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$109,850	$85,390	8,670
77	Bend, Oregon	$109,370	$107,790	70
78	Bremerton-Silverdale, Washington	$109,290	$77,600	110
79	Barnstable Town, Massachusetts	$109,090	$81,270	130
80	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$108,980	$76,190	4,000
81	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$108,420	$87,770	1,220
82	Billings, Montana	$108,300	$76,310	50
83	California-Lexington Park, Maryland	$107,810	$85,360	130
84	Reno-Sparks, Nevada	$107,290	$74,670	220
85	Longview, Washington	$106,970	$93,480	40
86	Ithaca, New York	$106,760	$79,420	60
87	Fargo, North Dakota	$106,620	$69,870	60
88	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area, California	$106,610	$82,940	110
89	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$106,510	$79,710	590
90	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$106,320	$75,020	3,270
91	Champaign-Urbana, Illinois	$106,290	$83,780	120
92	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$106,090	$73,520	310
93	Janesville, Wisconsin	$105,730	$80,410	30
94	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$105,710	$86,690	2,630
95	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$105,550	$80,340	370
96	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$105,390	$66,500	1,220
97	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$105,190	$65,690	1,390
98	El Paso, Texas	$105,050	$66,010	180
99	Rochester, New York	$105,020	$77,000	420
100	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$104,900	$76,540	140

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