The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 | $80,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $86,490 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $105,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $121,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $141,970 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $141,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $105,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $80,340.
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 | $105,550 | 3.95% | 28.68% |
| 2021 | $101,380 | 3.22% | - |
| 2020 | $98,120 | 3.08% | - |
| 2019 | $95,100 | 1.06% | - |
| 2018 | $94,090 | 6.66% | - |
| 2017 | $87,820 | 4.73% | - |
| 2016 | $83,670 | 3.86% | - |
| 2015 | $80,440 | 2.50% | - |
| 2014 | $78,430 | 2.24% | - |
| 2013 | $76,670 | 1.81% | - |
| 2012 | $75,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $105,550 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 31.5 percent (31.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Nassau-Suffolk and 22.7 percent (22.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area.