The annual salary statistics of postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage information of postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $49,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,290 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $93,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $93,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,290. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,660.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $66,290 | 3.55% | -3.73% |
| 2016 | $63,940 | 3.05% | - |
| 2015 | $61,990 | -0.65% | - |
| 2014 | $62,390 | -4.58% | - |
| 2013 | $65,250 | -5.38% | - |
| 2012 | $68,760 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $66,290, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is the lowest paying city for postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers in state of Massachusetts, following city of Worcester (median annual salary of $78,050). Also we note that in comparison, the annual salary of postsecondary criminal justice and law enforcement teachers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is about 15.1 percent (15.1%) lower than that of the highest paying city Worcester.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Worcester | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Springfield | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy |