The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $57,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $69,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $98,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $130,710 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $130,710. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,190.
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 | $78,450 | -1.84% | 7.74% |
| 2021 | $79,890 | -1.69% | - |
| 2020 | $81,240 | 4.38% | - |
| 2019 | $77,680 | 3.35% | - |
| 2018 | $75,080 | 9.50% | - |
| 2017 | $67,950 | -0.25% | - |
| 2016 | $68,120 | 5.01% | - |
| 2015 | $64,710 | -9.60% | - |
| 2014 | $70,920 | 1.17% | - |
| 2013 | $70,090 | -3.27% | - |
| 2012 | $72,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $78,450 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 16.8 percent (16.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Richmond and 36.1 percent (36.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Danville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Richmond | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Roanoke | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Staunton-Waynesboro | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Danville |