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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2016

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)
100,200 0.6 % $42.50 $88,400 0.6 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $24.22 $31.19 $40.79 $51.76 $64.81
Annual Wage (2) $50,370 $64,870 $84,840 $107,660 $134,810


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 (OES Designation) 78,310 1.46 $41.27 $85,830
State Government (OES Designation) 12,200 0.56 $44.22 $91,970
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 6,280 0.31 $57.47 $119,540
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 2,640 0.09 $36.80 $76,540
Junior Colleges 350 0.05 $37.04 $77,050

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 (OES Designation) 78,310 1.46 $41.27 $85,830
State Government (OES Designation) 12,200 0.56 $44.22 $91,970
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 6,280 0.31 $57.47 $119,540
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 2,640 0.09 $36.80 $76,540
Junior Colleges 350 0.05 $37.04 $77,050

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) 6,280 0.31 $57.47 $119,540
State Government (OES Designation) 12,200 0.56 $44.22 $91,970
Local Government (OES Designation) 78,310 1.46 $41.27 $85,830
Postal Service 190 0.03 $41.04 $85,370
Elementary and Secondary Schools 130 (7) $38.81 $80,730


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 12,160 1.34 1.87 $51.27 $106,640
Illinois 6,430 1.09 1.53 $46.51 $96,740
Massachusetts 4,040 1.17 1.64 $45.72 $95,100
Florida 3,930 0.48 0.67 $44.55 $92,660
Tennessee 3,860 1.33 1.87 $29.16 $60,660




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Oklahoma 2,500 1.57 2.20 $34.17 $71,070
Maryland 3,710 1.41 1.97 $43.22 $89,910
New York 12,160 1.34 1.87 $51.27 $106,640
Tennessee 3,860 1.33 1.87 $29.16 $60,660
Rhode Island 620 1.31 1.83 $39.79 $82,760




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
California (8) (8) (8) $65.50 $136,240
New Jersey 3,200 0.81 1.13 $61.54 $128,000
New York 12,160 1.34 1.87 $51.27 $106,640
Alaska 300 0.93 1.31 $50.99 $106,060
Nevada 860 0.68 0.95 $49.90 $103,780





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-Jersey City-White Plains, NY-NJ Metropolitan Division 9,510 1.44 2.02 $53.48 $111,240
Chicago-Naperville-Arlington Heights, IL Metropolitan Division 3,940 1.08 1.52 $50.34 $104,710
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Metropolitan Division 2,800 1.13 1.58 $55.82 $116,110
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 2,170 1.61 2.26 $41.82 $86,980
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 1,960 0.77 1.08 $33.87 $70,440
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA NECTA Division 1,840 1.02 1.43 $49.61 $103,200
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ 1,760 0.91 1.27 $44.11 $91,750
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI 1,240 0.65 0.91 $44.56 $92,680
Philadelphia, PA Metropolitan Division 1,180 1.33 1.86 $41.94 $87,240
Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division 1,150 0.89 1.25 $70.43 $146,500




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Lawton, OK 160 3.60 5.05 $28.77 $59,830
Morristown, TN 100 2.40 3.36 $24.87 $51,740
California-Lexington Park, MD 100 2.35 3.29 $34.64 $72,060
Jefferson City, MO 160 2.28 3.20 $40.59 $84,430
Leominster-Gardner, MA 110 2.19 3.07 $37.74 $78,490
Hinesville, GA 40 2.17 3.04 $30.71 $63,880
Yuma, AZ 120 2.02 2.84 $37.10 $77,170
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ 60 1.92 2.68 $43.14 $89,740
Taunton-Middleborough-Norton, MA NECTA Division 110 1.91 2.67 $42.83 $89,080
Carson City, NV 50 1.88 2.64 $40.56 $84,360




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 130 0.12 0.17 $78.15 $162,560
Oakland-Hayward-Berkeley, CA Metropolitan Division 210 0.19 0.27 $73.80 $153,510
Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, CA Metropolitan Division 170 0.11 0.15 $73.29 $152,440
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 40 0.22 0.31 $72.26 $150,290
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, CA Metropolitan Division 620 0.15 0.21 $71.83 $149,400
Nassau County-Suffolk County, NY Metropolitan Division 1,150 0.89 1.25 $70.43 $146,500
San Rafael, CA Metropolitan Division 40 0.35 0.49 $69.23 $144,010
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 260 0.19 0.27 $68.05 $141,540
Visalia-Porterville, CA 30 0.21 0.29 $66.38 $138,070
San Francisco-Redwood City-South San Francisco, CA Metropolitan Division 180 0.17 0.24 $66.04 $137,360

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 250 1.95 2.73 $24.77 $51,520
Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area 240 1.32 1.85 $27.56 $57,320
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area 220 1.28 1.79 $30.29 $63,000
Northeast Kansas nonmetropolitan area 220 1.55 2.17 $26.93 $56,020
Piedmont North Carolina nonmetropolitan area 220 0.85 1.19 $28.41 $59,090

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Nantucket Island and Martha's Vineyard nonmetropolitan area 40 2.09 2.94 $44.86 $93,310
Southwestern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 60 2.08 2.92 $31.59 $65,700
Arizona nonmetropolitan area 180 1.99 2.79 $34.84 $72,460
West Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 250 1.95 2.73 $24.77 $51,520
North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area 200 1.86 2.60 $26.94 $56,030

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area 40 0.89 1.25 $60.38 $125,590
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area 60 0.96 1.35 $56.51 $117,540
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 40 0.61 0.85 $55.68 $115,820
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area 50 0.56 0.79 $54.69 $113,750
Balance of Alaska nonmetropolitan area 70 0.97 1.36 $53.69 $111,680


About May 2016 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(7) The value is less than .005 percent of industry employment.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2016 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2016 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 31, 2017