The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Asheville, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Asheville 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 | $40,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $87,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,900 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Asheville, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,900. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,440.
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 | $66,270 | 1.04% | 4.51% |
| 2021 | $65,580 | 5.55% | - |
| 2020 | $61,940 | 2.07% | - |
| 2019 | $60,660 | 3.79% | - |
| 2018 | $58,360 | -9.89% | - |
| 2017 | $64,130 | 1.33% | - |
| 2016 | $63,280 | 5.09% | - |
| 2015 | $60,060 | 4.00% | - |
| 2014 | $57,660 | 3.17% | - |
| 2013 | $55,830 | -13.34% | - |
| 2012 | $63,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,270 in Asheville is in the middle of salary range for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in state of North Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Asheville is 20.5 percent (20.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Raleigh-Cary and 21.1 percent (21.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Goldsboro.