The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Worcester, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Worcester 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 | $60,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,750 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $96,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $111,430 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $126,970 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Worcester, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $126,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,090.
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 | $96,180 | 11.34% | 11.61% |
| 2021 | $85,270 | -11.14% | - |
| 2020 | $94,770 | 3.16% | - |
| 2019 | $91,780 | 3.05% | - |
| 2018 | $88,980 | 12.03% | - |
| 2017 | $78,280 | -11.56% | - |
| 2016 | $87,330 | 1.49% | - |
| 2015 | $86,030 | -1.87% | - |
| 2014 | $87,640 | 3.09% | - |
| 2013 | $84,930 | -0.09% | - |
| 2012 | $85,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $96,180 in Worcester 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 Worcester is 15.8 percent (15.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton and 26.2 percent (26.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area.