The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Knoxville, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Knoxville 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 | $39,620 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $39,620 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $93,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Knoxville, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $93,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,620.
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 | $50,470 | 3.71% | -16.78% |
| 2021 | $48,600 | -33.29% | - |
| 2020 | $64,780 | 1.00% | - |
| 2019 | $64,130 | 5.54% | - |
| 2018 | $60,580 | 0.02% | - |
| 2017 | $60,570 | 3.78% | - |
| 2016 | $58,280 | 2.49% | - |
| 2015 | $56,830 | 5.26% | - |
| 2014 | $53,840 | -0.07% | - |
| 2013 | $53,880 | -9.39% | - |
| 2012 | $58,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,470 in Knoxville is in the middle of salary range for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Knoxville is 35.9 percent (35.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin and 6.8 percent (6.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area.