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Highest Paying Industries for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives

The top 23 highest paying industries 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 in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $134,290, federal executive branch (oes designation) is the highest paying industry for first-line supervisors of police and detectives. It is followed by federal government, including usps industry (average annual salary $134,270). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 23 Highest Paying Industries for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	$134,290	$54,080	6,210
2	Federal government, including USPS	$134,270	$54,310	6,390
3	State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$83,680	$50,810	12,940
4	State government, including schools and hospitals	$81,670	$49,420	14,640
5	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$81,380	$47,860	98,570
6	Federal, State, and Local Government	$81,380	$47,860	98,570
7	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$81,010	$47,720	100,630
8	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$79,510	$46,740	79,430
9	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$79,480	$46,730	79,600
10	Postal Service (federal government)	$79,310	$58,340	190
11	Educational Services - Privately owned	$74,210	$45,470	740
12	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$74,110	$45,420	740
13	Educational Services - Local government owned	$69,990	$44,470	160
14	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$69,850	$43,310	2,330
15	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$69,700	$44,200	140
16	Educational Services	$69,580	$43,330	2,550
17	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$68,100	$42,660	1,570
18	Educational Services - State government owned	$67,740	$42,620	1,650
19	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$66,880	$43,310	210
20	Hospitals - State government owned	$65,510	$37,290	60
21	Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	$62,260	$42,560	30
22	General Medical and Surgical Hospitals	$61,290	$35,890	40
23	Junior colleges - State government owned	$60,430	$42,180	70