The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Wilmington, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Wilmington 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 | $50,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,940 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $93,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $139,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Wilmington, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $139,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,940. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,650.
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 | $73,940 | -4.17% | 20.58% |
| 2021 | $77,020 | 15.05% | - |
| 2020 | $65,430 | 2.83% | - |
| 2019 | $63,580 | 0.94% | - |
| 2018 | $62,980 | -21.72% | - |
| 2017 | $76,660 | 4.03% | - |
| 2016 | $73,570 | 3.30% | - |
| 2015 | $71,140 | 11.62% | - |
| 2014 | $62,870 | 0.92% | - |
| 2013 | $62,290 | 5.73% | - |
| 2012 | $58,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $73,940 in Wilmington 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 Wilmington is 11.3 percent (11.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Raleigh-Cary and 29.3 percent (29.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Goldsboro.