The annual salary statistics of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Wausau, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage data of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Wausau 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 | $56,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $92,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $110,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Wausau, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $110,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,130.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of first-line supervisors of police and detectives from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $79,720 | -1.72% | 14.11% |
| 2017 | $81,090 | 8.09% | - |
| 2016 | $74,530 | 0.95% | - |
| 2015 | $73,820 | 3.59% | - |
| 2014 | $71,170 | 2.21% | - |
| 2013 | $69,600 | 1.62% | - |
| 2012 | $68,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $79,720 in Wausau is in the middle of salary range for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of first-line supervisors of police and detectives in Wausau is 26.5 percent (26.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 29.7 percent (29.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.