The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $53,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $107,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $107,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,800.
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 | $75,640 | -2.06% | 12.07% |
| 2021 | $77,200 | 13.85% | - |
| 2020 | $66,510 | -5.13% | - |
| 2019 | $69,920 | 9.58% | - |
| 2018 | $63,220 | -3.01% | - |
| 2017 | $65,120 | -8.11% | - |
| 2016 | $70,400 | 3.88% | - |
| 2015 | $67,670 | 3.37% | - |
| 2014 | $65,390 | 1.97% | - |
| 2013 | $64,100 | -3.76% | - |
| 2012 | $66,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $75,640, Louisville-Jefferson County is the second highest paying city for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Evansville (median annual salary of $78,010). Compared with Evansville, the median annual salary of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Louisville-Jefferson County is 3.0 percent (3.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Evansville | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Owensboro | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |