The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $85,610 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $99,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $115,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $131,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $155,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $155,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $115,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $85,610.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of police and detectives from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $115,820 | 4.53% | 10.81% |
| 2016 | $110,570 | 2.02% | - |
| 2015 | $108,340 | 2.65% | - |
| 2014 | $105,470 | 1.70% | - |
| 2013 | $103,680 | 0.37% | - |
| 2012 | $103,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $115,820 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 13.7 percent (13.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 32.8 percent (32.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lewiston.