Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018
33-1012 First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Directly supervise and coordinate activities of members of police force.
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation: Top
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 116,660 |
0.5 % |
$44.76 |
$93,100 |
0.6 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$24.71 |
$32.18 |
$42.80 |
$55.91 |
$69.32 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$51,390 |
$66,920 |
$89,030 |
$116,300 |
$144,190 |
Industry profile for this occupation: Top
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
93,540 |
1.71 |
$43.61 |
$90,710 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
12,730 |
0.58 |
$47.17 |
$98,110 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
5,960 |
0.30 |
$61.87 |
$128,680 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
3,170 |
0.10 |
$38.89 |
$80,890 |
| Junior Colleges |
550 |
0.08 |
$39.47 |
$82,100 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
93,540 |
1.71 |
$43.61 |
$90,710 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
12,730 |
0.58 |
$47.17 |
$98,110 |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
5,960 |
0.30 |
$61.87 |
$128,680 |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
3,170 |
0.10 |
$38.89 |
$80,890 |
| Junior Colleges |
550 |
0.08 |
$39.47 |
$82,100 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
5,960 |
0.30 |
$61.87 |
$128,680 |
| Support Activities for Air Transportation |
(8) |
(8) |
$52.50 |
$109,190 |
| State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
12,730 |
0.58 |
$47.17 |
$98,110 |
| Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
93,540 |
1.71 |
$43.61 |
$90,710 |
| Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals |
30 |
0.01 |
$43.41 |
$90,290 |
Geographic profile for this occupation: Top
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
12,650 |
1.35 |
1.67 |
$55.74 |
$115,940 |
| Florida |
6,840 |
0.79 |
0.99 |
$42.23 |
$87,850 |
| Texas |
6,400 |
0.53 |
0.66 |
$42.23 |
$87,840 |
| Illinois |
6,000 |
1.00 |
1.24 |
$50.47 |
$104,990 |
| Georgia |
5,840 |
1.33 |
1.65 |
$32.06 |
$66,680 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
Top paying States for this occupation:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| California |
4,950 |
0.29 |
0.36 |
$74.24 |
$154,430 |
| New Jersey |
5,650 |
1.40 |
1.73 |
$62.74 |
$130,490 |
| District of Columbia |
1,250 |
1.75 |
2.17 |
$56.62 |
$117,770 |
| New York |
12,650 |
1.35 |
1.67 |
$55.74 |
$115,940 |
| Alaska |
300 |
0.94 |
1.17 |
$54.28 |
$112,910 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
14,270 |
1.50 |
1.86 |
$60.17 |
$125,160 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
4,510 |
0.97 |
1.21 |
$52.11 |
$108,380 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
3,420 |
1.24 |
1.54 |
$49.67 |
$103,310 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
3,360 |
1.25 |
1.55 |
$33.96 |
$70,630 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
3,320 |
1.06 |
1.31 |
$55.48 |
$115,400 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD |
2,520 |
1.84 |
2.28 |
$44.61 |
$92,800 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
2,280 |
0.80 |
0.99 |
$48.56 |
$101,010 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
2,260 |
0.87 |
1.08 |
$50.47 |
$104,970 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ |
1,910 |
0.93 |
1.15 |
$47.05 |
$97,850 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
1,900 |
0.31 |
0.38 |
$79.20 |
$164,730 |
United States Department of Labor
