The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of first-line supervisors of police and detectives 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 | $71,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $85,350 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $100,530 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $129,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $154,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of police and detectives 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 $154,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $100,530. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $71,280.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of police and detectives from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $100,530 | 2.60% | 18.18% |
| 2016 | $97,920 | 2.61% | - |
| 2015 | $95,360 | 9.17% | - |
| 2014 | $86,620 | 4.16% | - |
| 2013 | $83,020 | 0.93% | - |
| 2012 | $82,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $100,530 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 12.0 percent (12.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton and 29.4 percent (29.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Springfield | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Taunton-Norton-Raynham | |
| Pittsfield | |
| Worcester | |
| Peabody | |
| New Bedford | |
| Nantucket Island and Marthas Vineyard nonmetropolitan area | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Framingham | |
| North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Leominster-Fitchburg-Gardner | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area |