The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Lawton, Oklahoma is shown in Table 1. The wage information of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Lawton 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 | $55,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $62,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,260 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Lawton, Oklahoma in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $96,260. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,170.
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 | $62,000 | -3.19% | 9.66% |
| 2021 | $63,980 | 4.05% | - |
| 2020 | $61,390 | 4.12% | - |
| 2019 | $58,860 | 3.19% | - |
| 2018 | $56,980 | -3.88% | - |
| 2017 | $59,190 | 2.64% | - |
| 2016 | $57,630 | 3.04% | - |
| 2015 | $55,880 | -16.09% | - |
| 2014 | $64,870 | 2.05% | - |
| 2013 | $63,540 | 11.85% | - |
| 2012 | $56,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $62,000 in Lawton is in the middle of salary range for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in state of Oklahoma. In comparison, the annual salary of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Lawton is 32.5 percent (32.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Oklahoma City and 11.9 percent (11.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area.