The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort 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 | $51,930 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $72,300 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $85,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $119,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $119,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $85,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,930.
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 | $85,230 | 5.20% | 15.33% |
| 2021 | $80,800 | 14.05% | - |
| 2020 | $69,450 | 3.86% | - |
| 2019 | $66,770 | -10.54% | - |
| 2018 | $73,810 | -2.13% | - |
| 2017 | $75,380 | 4.27% | - |
| 2016 | $72,160 | 6.42% | - |
| 2015 | $67,530 | -6.86% | - |
| 2012 | $72,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $85,230, Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is the second highest paying city for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill (median annual salary of $99,800). Compared with Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, the median annual salary of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Beaufort is 14.6 percent (14.6%) lower.