First-Line Supervisor of Police and Detectives Salary Information in Texas

The average annual salaries for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in the state of Texas are shown in Table 1. The comparison of the salary statistics of first-line supervisors of police and detectives among Texas cities is shown in Table 2. The salary statistics are based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1 & 2. Annual Salary of First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives in Texas (2022 Survey)

Percentile bracketAverage annual salary
10th Percentile Wage
$58,350
25th Percentile Wage
$74,490
50th Percentile Wage
$97,570
75th Percentile Wage
$107,240
90th Percentile Wage
$135,950

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $135,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $97,570. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $58,350.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of police and detectives from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$97,570
-1.31% 19.79%
2021
$98,850
8.19% -
2020
$90,750
4.34% -
2019
$86,810
0.20% -
2018
$86,640
-2.15% -
2017
$88,500
-3.18% -
2016
$91,310
6.12% -
2015
$85,720
4.61% -
2014
$81,770
3.72% -
2013
$78,730
0.60% -
2012
$78,260
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Table 3. Median Annual Salary of First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives in Texas Cities (2022 Survey)

Table 3 shows the median annual salary of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in some Texas cities and metropolitan areas. We note that the median annual salary of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in state of Texas ranges from $55,960 to $112,040. The highest paying area for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Texas is Dallas-Plano-Irving with a median annual salary of $112,040. The second highest paying city/area in Texas State is Laredo (mean annual salary $110,900). The lowest paying area is Victoria with a median annual salary of $55,960.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$112,040
Laredo
$110,900
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$106,510
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$105,190
El Paso
$105,050
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$104,190
Lubbock
$103,100
Midland
$102,420
Abilene
$101,080
Corpus Christi
$96,720
Waco
$95,540
Amarillo
$94,860
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$94,610
Fort Worth-Arlington
$91,210
College Station-Bryan
$89,580
Tyler
$87,880
Sherman-Denison
$86,070
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$84,330
Odessa
$81,560
Brownsville-Harlingen
$79,500
San Angelo
$79,010
Longview
$78,540
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$78,380
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$75,930
Wichita Falls
$64,820
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$64,500
Texarkana-Texarkana
$64,490
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$61,360
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$59,850
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$59,360
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$59,280
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$59,280
Victoria
$55,960