The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $159,890, California is the highest paying state for first-line supervisors of police and detectives. It is followed by Hawaii (average annual salary $142,010). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $159,890 |
$98,050 | 7,790 |
| 2 | Hawaii | $142,010 |
$109,760 | 630 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $132,390 |
$96,190 | 5,520 |
| 4 | Illinois | $123,560 |
$76,680 | 6,900 |
| 5 | Washington | $123,090 |
$94,080 | 2,700 |
| 6 | New York | $121,580 |
$76,230 | 10,450 |
| 7 | District of Columbia | $118,650 |
$85,190 | 1,240 |
| 8 | Alaska | $116,580 |
$74,850 | 270 |
| 9 | Delaware | $111,970 |
$82,650 | 370 |
| 10 | Colorado | $111,070 |
$74,450 | 2,130 |
| 11 | Oregon | $108,250 |
$82,570 | 1,250 |
| 12 | Nevada | $105,450 |
$77,420 | 1,240 |
| 13 | Maryland | $104,660 |
$76,260 | 6,440 |
| 14 | Minnesota | $103,790 |
$66,140 | 2,120 |
| 15 | Massachusetts | $102,760 |
$74,560 | 4,380 |
| 16 | Connecticut | $102,610 |
$80,220 | 1,670 |
| 17 | North Dakota | $98,220 |
$68,580 | 210 |
| 18 | Arizona | $97,840 |
$63,770 | 2,320 |
| 19 | Texas | $97,570 |
$58,350 | 6,550 |
| 20 | Virginia | $97,560 |
$61,330 | 3,220 |
| 21 | Ohio | $95,480 |
$56,670 | 3,650 |
| 22 | Florida | $94,470 |
$60,390 | 8,310 |
| 23 | Pennsylvania | $94,010 |
$61,210 | 4,460 |
| 24 | Nebraska | $93,180 |
$63,380 | 660 |
| 25 | Wisconsin | $92,960 |
$67,200 | 1,390 |
| 26 | Iowa | $88,160 |
$63,190 | 1,360 |
| 27 | Michigan | $87,080 |
$63,470 | 2,480 |
| 28 | Utah | $86,760 |
$62,680 | 1,210 |
| 29 | New Hampshire | $84,110 |
$66,720 | 640 |
| 30 | Vermont | $83,650 |
$74,320 | 200 |
| 31 | Rhode Island | $82,910 |
$66,750 | 780 |
| 32 | Idaho | $82,000 |
$53,330 | 820 |
| 33 | Oklahoma | $81,540 |
$47,480 | 1,520 |
| 34 | Indiana | $80,770 |
$56,490 | 1,300 |
| 35 | Missouri | $76,740 |
$45,170 | 3,210 |
| 36 | Wyoming | $76,500 |
$59,150 | 350 |
| 37 | Montana | $76,310 |
$55,860 | 350 |
| 38 | New Mexico | $75,950 |
$49,600 | 970 |
| 39 | Alabama | $75,300 |
$42,490 | 1,180 |
| 40 | Maine | $73,060 |
$52,540 | 440 |
| 41 | Kansas | $71,860 |
$47,770 | 2,140 |
| 42 | South Dakota | $71,390 |
$56,620 | 200 |
| 43 | North Carolina | $68,140 |
$46,640 | 4,810 |
| 44 | Georgia | $64,900 |
$41,430 | 7,640 |
| 45 | South Carolina | $64,880 |
$49,090 | 1,390 |
| 46 | Tennessee | $64,830 |
$39,620 | 4,790 |
| 47 | Louisiana | $62,750 |
$44,430 | 2,950 |
| 48 | West Virginia | $62,730 |
$49,140 | 350 |
| 49 | Kentucky | $62,720 |
$44,800 | 1,900 |
| 50 | Arkansas | $55,790 |
$37,700 | 1,710 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $51,280 |
$34,830 | 1,330 |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | $50,350 |
$29,930 | 2,680 |