33 Series · SOC 33-1012
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives Salary
National pay, percentile range, growth outlook, and state-by-state detail from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey (May 2025).
- $106,040
- Median / year
- +0.1%
- 2024→2025
- $165,110
- Top 10% earn
- +2.9%
- Growth '24–'34
- 154,610
- Estimated US jobs
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives earn a median of $106,040 per year.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS survey, the median annual wage is $106,040, based on the most recent survey of employers. Reported pay ranges from $63,350 (10th percentile) to $165,110 (90th percentile) nationally, across roughly 154,610 estimated jobs in covered establishments. The highest published state median in this ranking is California ($163,960).
The pay verdict
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives earn a median of $106,040, putting them among the better-paid US occupations and higher than 87% of the 825 occupations with a published BLS median. Within Protective Service, it ranks #1 of 24 by median pay. Employment is projected to grow 2.9% by 2034.
- $106,040
- Median annual wage
- Top 13%
- of 825 US occupations with published wages
- #1 of 24
- in Protective Service
- 2.6×
- 90th-to-10th pay spread
Highest-paying state: California at $163,960. Typical entry-level education: High school diploma or equivalent.
Observed pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2019–2025
- The published national median for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives moved from $91,090 in May 2019 to $106,040 in May 2025 (+16.4%).
- Across the 749 occupations priced in both releases under SOC-2018, the median occupation changed +24.5%.
- First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives sits -8.0 pp behind that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives (SOC 33-1012) has a national median of $106,040 per year in the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics May 2025 release. The published 10th-to-90th-percentile boundaries run from $63,350 to $165,110, and the published mean is $112,190. Those summary statistics describe the estimated distribution; their difference alone does not identify its cause. OEWS estimates 154,610 jobs in covered establishments nationally. WageDex has published rows for 53 state or territory areas and 496 metropolitan or nonmetropolitan wage areas. The published national median moved from $105,980 in the May 2024 OEWS release to $106,040 in May 2025, a rise of $60 (+0.1%). This is a change between two BLS survey estimates, not an inflation-adjusted same-worker pay raise.
BLS Employment Projections forecast a +2.9% change in employment from 2024 to 2034, which we classify as about as fast as average relative to the all-occupations baseline of 3.1%. About 10,900 openings are projected per year from growth, occupational transfers, and labor-force exits. BLS assigns High school diploma or equivalent as typical education needed for entry and less than 5 years as the typical related-work-experience category, and BLS classifies its typical on-the-job preparation as moderate-term on-the-job training. BLS does not publish a separate occupation-specific fatality and injury rate for this role in the current release. The safety panel below shows its broad Protective Service Occupations SOC-group context and is not an occupation-level measurement or ranking.
Geographic variation matters as much as the headline median. California pays the highest state median at $163,960, which is +55% above the national figure. The highest published metropolitan-area median in this ranking is San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA at $175,840. The observed difference does not identify its cause. Pair the national median with the state and metropolitan-area rows below while keeping the geography and statistic consistent. OEWS includes tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses, but not employer benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, or nonproduction bonuses. See our methodology for the sourcing and calculation details.
Median Salary
$106,040
per year
Median Hourly
$50.98/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$112,190
average
Employment
154,610
jobs nationwide
How does this pay compare nationally?
Where First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives pay sits nationally
Median annual wage vs. 825 detailed BLS occupations with a published median
$106,040 Top 13% higher than 87% of 825 US occupations
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US occupations. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
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| Band | Count | Share |
|---|---|---|
| $0–$20,000 | 0 US occupations | 0% |
| $20,000–$40,000 | 98 US occupations | 12% |
| $40,000–$60,000 | 298 US occupations | 36% |
| $60,000–$80,000 | 209 US occupations | 25% |
| $80,000–$100,000 | 82 US occupations | 10% |
| $100,000–$120,000 (this entry) | 58 US occupations | 7% |
| $120,000–$140,000 | 32 US occupations | 4% |
| $140,000–$160,000 | 14 US occupations | 2% |
| $160,000–$180,000 | 9 US occupations | 1% |
| $180,000 and above | 25 US occupations | 3% |
$106,040 · 87th percentile of 825 US occupations
Source U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · May 2025
Does this job pay well and grow?
Each dot is a 33-series occupation, placed by projected 2024–2034 growth and median pay. The highlighted dot is First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives; the upper-right quadrant is the sweet spot (high pay + fast growth).
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- Security Guards: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.4%, Median annual wage $38020
- Police and Sheriff's…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.1%, Median annual wage $76210
- Correctional Officer…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -7.8%, Median annual wage $58940
- Firefighters: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.4%, Median annual wage $59280
- Lifeguards, Ski Patr…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 5.8%, Median annual wage $33580
- First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.9%, Median annual wage $106040
- Detectives and Crimi…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -0.7%, Median annual wage $93790
- First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.4%, Median annual wage $93530
- Crossing Guards and …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.6%, Median annual wage $38100
- Protective Service W…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.5%, Median annual wage $42540
- First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 2.7%, Median annual wage $55940
- School Bus Monitors: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -2.7%, Median annual wage $35100
- First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -2.8%, Median annual wage $77970
- Transportation Secur…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -6%, Median annual wage $66770
- Private Detectives a…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 6%, Median annual wage $51220
- First-Line Superviso…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 1.6%, Median annual wage $76400
- Bailiffs: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -2.2%, Median annual wage $56600
- Fire Inspectors and …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.8%, Median annual wage $75920
- Animal Control Workers: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3.9%, Median annual wage $45660
- Gambling Surveillanc…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 0.3%, Median annual wage $43370
- Parking Enforcement …: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -1.5%, Median annual wage $46730
- Fish and Game Wardens: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) -6%, Median annual wage $74060
- Transit and Railroad…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 3%, Median annual wage $90230
- Forest Fire Inspecto…: Projected growth 2024–2034 (%) 14.6%, Median annual wage $56870
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS (wages, May 2025) and Employment Projections (2024–2034).
Job Outlook (2024–2034)
Projected Growth
+2.9%
About as fast as average
Annual Openings
10,900
per year (projected)
Employment Change
+4,600
160,800 (2024) → 165,400 (2034)
Typical Education
High school diploma or equivalent
Work Experience
Less than 5 years
On-the-Job Training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–2034
Workplace Safety
All safety ratings →Protective Service Occupations context
Broad SOC context, not an occupation grade
Fatality Rate
7.3/100K
Injury Rate
2.5/100
Danger Index
13.7/100
Source: BLS Census of Fatal Occupational Injuries (CFOI) & Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses (SOII), 2023
Career Intelligence
Skills, knowledge, and tasks most important for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives roles, ranked by importance. Source: O*NET.
Top Skills
Knowledge Areas
Key Tasks
- ▸ Supervise and coordinate the investigation of criminal cases, offering guidance and expertise to investigators, and ensuring that procedures are conducted in accordance with laws and regulations.
- ▸ Prepare work schedules and assign duties to subordinates.
- ▸ Direct collection, preparation, and handling of evidence and personal property of prisoners.
- ▸ Investigate and resolve personnel problems within organization and charges of misconduct against staff.
- ▸ Explain police operations to subordinates to assist them in performing their job duties.
- ▸ Maintain logs, prepare reports, and direct the preparation, handling, and maintenance of departmental records.
- ▸ Inform personnel of changes in regulations and policies, implications of new or amended laws, and new techniques of police work.
- ▸ Train staff in proper police work procedures.
- ▸ Discipline staff for violation of department rules and regulations.
- ▸ Monitor and evaluate the job performance of subordinates, and authorize promotions and transfers.
Source: O*NET Online, National Center for O*NET Development. Data represents typical importance ratings for this occupation.
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives pay history, 2015–2025
Published national median across 11 BLS OEWS releases. Nominal dollars, not inflation-adjusted.
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| Period | National median |
|---|---|
| 2015 | $82,090 |
| 2016 | $84,840 |
| 2017 | $87,910 |
| 2018 | $89,030 |
| 2019 | $91,090 |
| 2020 | $92,970 |
| 2021 | $99,330 |
| 2022 | $96,290 |
| 2023 | $101,750 |
| 2024 | $105,980 |
| 2025 | $106,040 |
2015 median
$82,090
2025 median
$106,040
2019–2025 change (same SOC)
+$14,950 (+16.4%)
Avg/year (same SOC)
+2.6%
| Release | Median | Change | Estimated jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2015 | $82,090 | First banked release | 100,370 |
| May 2016 | $84,840 | +3.3% | 100,200 |
| May 2017 | $87,910 | +3.6% | 104,860 |
| May 2018 | $89,030 | +1.3% | 116,660 |
| May 2019 | $91,090 | Classification break | 121,340 |
| May 2020 | $92,970 | +2.1% | 122,310 |
| May 2021 | $99,330 | +6.8% | 128,230 |
| May 2022 | $96,290 | -3.1% | 131,860 |
| May 2023 | $101,750 | +5.7% | 138,140 |
| May 2024 | $105,980 | +4.2% | 153,130 |
| May 2025 | $106,040 | +0.1% | 154,610 |
Across the 11 releases WageDex holds for this occupation, the published national median went from $82,090 in May 2015 to $106,040 in May 2025. Within the SOC-2018 classification (2019–2025), the like-for-like change averages +2.6% per year in nominal terms. Within the same SOC classification, estimated employment went from 121,340 in May 2019 to 154,610 in May 2025.
Each figure is a separate BLS survey estimate, so a change between releases reflects the estimated occupation-wide median in each year. It is not the raise any individual worker received, and it is not adjusted for inflation. Years where BLS did not publish an annual median for this occupation are omitted rather than filled in. This span also crosses a classification change: releases before May 2019 use the 2010 Standard Occupational Classification and later releases use the 2018 SOC, so figures either side of that boundary are not strictly like-for-like. Headline change rates on this page use only the same-classification subset.
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $163,960 | +55% above national |
| 2 | New Jersey | $142,990 | +35% above national |
| 3 | Hawaii | $140,590 | +33% above national |
| 4 | Alaska | $137,320 | +29% above national |
| 5 | Washington | $136,280 | +29% above national |
| 6 | Illinois | $135,080 | +27% above national |
| 7 | District of Columbia | $134,760 | +27% above national |
| 8 | Nevada | $132,100 | +25% above national |
| 9 | Delaware | $131,080 | +24% above national |
| 10 | Colorado | $126,810 | +20% above national |
| 11 | New York | $124,080 | +17% above national |
| 12 | Oregon | $122,130 | +15% above national |
| 13 | Maryland | $120,700 | +14% above national |
| 14 | Minnesota | $118,750 | +12% above national |
| 15 | Texas | $111,000 | +5% above national |
| 16 | Utah | $110,500 | +4% above national |
| 17 | Connecticut | $109,360 | +3% above national |
| 18 | Nebraska | $106,100 | same as national |
| 19 | Arizona | $104,850 | 1% below national |
| 20 | Massachusetts | $104,320 | 2% below national |
| 21 | Pennsylvania | $102,400 | 3% below national |
| 22 | Virginia | $101,230 | 5% below national |
| 23 | Florida | $100,880 | 5% below national |
| 24 | New Hampshire | $100,060 | 6% below national |
| 25 | Vermont | $99,280 | 6% below national |
| 26 | Iowa | $98,840 | 7% below national |
| 27 | Ohio | $98,380 | 7% below national |
| 28 | North Dakota | $98,300 | 7% below national |
| 29 | Michigan | $98,140 | 7% below national |
| 30 | Rhode Island | $97,690 | 8% below national |
| 31 | Wisconsin | $97,120 | 8% below national |
| 32 | Idaho | $94,920 | 10% below national |
| 33 | Missouri | $94,440 | 11% below national |
| 34 | Maine | $92,350 | 13% below national |
| 35 | New Mexico | $92,200 | 13% below national |
| 36 | Wyoming | $91,400 | 14% below national |
| 37 | North Carolina | $91,100 | 14% below national |
| 38 | Montana | $89,380 | 16% below national |
| 39 | South Dakota | $87,810 | 17% below national |
| 40 | Kansas | $82,950 | 22% below national |
| 41 | Oklahoma | $82,830 | 22% below national |
| 42 | Virgin Islands | $82,380 | 22% below national |
| 43 | Indiana | $81,540 | 23% below national |
| 44 | Kentucky | $80,390 | 24% below national |
| 45 | Georgia | $80,120 | 24% below national |
| 46 | Alabama | $75,970 | 28% below national |
| 47 | Tennessee | $74,770 | 29% below national |
| 48 | West Virginia | $74,280 | 30% below national |
| 49 | South Carolina | $73,700 | 30% below national |
| 50 | Louisiana | $70,470 | 34% below national |
| 51 | Arkansas | $62,290 | 41% below national |
| 52 | Mississippi | $59,860 | 44% below national |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $50,300 | 53% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $175,840 | +66% above national |
| 2 | Vallejo, CA | $175,070 | +65% above national |
| 3 | Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA | $172,590 | +63% above national |
| 4 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $167,600 | +58% above national |
| 5 | Napa, CA | $164,150 | +55% above national |
| 6 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $163,810 | +54% above national |
| 7 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $163,700 | +54% above national |
| 8 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $161,440 | +52% above national |
| 9 | Anchorage, AK | $161,100 | +52% above national |
| 10 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $159,810 | +51% above national |
| 11 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $158,510 | +49% above national |
| 12 | Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $157,650 | +49% above national |
| 13 | Salinas, CA | $153,930 | +45% above national |
| 14 | Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $149,460 | +41% above national |
| 15 | El Centro, CA | $149,290 | +41% above national |
| 16 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $148,310 | +40% above national |
| 17 | Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $140,730 | +33% above national |
| 18 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $140,590 | +33% above national |
| 19 | San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $140,400 | +32% above national |
| 20 | Fairbanks-College, AK | $137,880 | +30% above national |
| 21 | Lexington Park, MD | $137,640 | +30% above national |
| 22 | Modesto, CA | $136,920 | +29% above national |
| 23 | Kennewick-Richland, WA | $136,050 | +28% above national |
| 24 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $135,270 | +28% above national |
| 25 | Redding, CA | $135,110 | +27% above national |
| 26 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $135,080 | +27% above national |
| 27 | Bloomington, IL | $134,080 | +26% above national |
| 28 | Reno, NV | $132,790 | +25% above national |
| 29 | Bellingham, WA | $132,730 | +25% above national |
| 30 | Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $132,610 | +25% above national |
| 31 | Boulder, CO | $132,360 | +25% above national |
| 32 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $132,100 | +25% above national |
| 33 | Salem, OR | $131,940 | +24% above national |
| 34 | Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA | $131,160 | +24% above national |
| 35 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $131,050 | +24% above national |
| 36 | Vineland, NJ | $130,140 | +23% above national |
| 37 | Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $130,040 | +23% above national |
| 38 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $129,690 | +22% above national |
| 39 | Yakima, WA | $128,770 | +21% above national |
| 40 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $128,500 | +21% above national |
| 41 | Gettysburg, PA | $128,210 | +21% above national |
| 42 | Fresno, CA | $127,830 | +21% above national |
| 43 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $127,570 | +20% above national |
| 44 | Greeley, CO | $127,540 | +20% above national |
| 45 | Mount Vernon-Anacortes, WA | $127,390 | +20% above national |
| 46 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $127,340 | +20% above national |
| 47 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $127,250 | +20% above national |
| 48 | Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, WA | $126,580 | +19% above national |
| 49 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $125,960 | +19% above national |
| 50 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $125,420 | +18% above national |
| 51 | Stockton-Lodi, CA | $125,320 | +18% above national |
| 52 | Hanford-Corcoran, CA | $125,150 | +18% above national |
| 53 | Visalia, CA | $124,940 | +18% above national |
| 54 | Bend, OR | $124,870 | +18% above national |
| 55 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $124,660 | +18% above national |
| 56 | Chico, CA | $124,660 | +18% above national |
| 57 | Barnstable Town, MA | $124,420 | +17% above national |
| 58 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $123,350 | +16% above national |
| 59 | Jacksonville, FL | $123,290 | +16% above national |
| 60 | Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $122,960 | +16% above national |
| 61 | Midland, TX | $122,740 | +16% above national |
| 62 | Colorado Springs, CO | $122,420 | +15% above national |
| 63 | Corvallis, OR | $122,270 | +15% above national |
| 64 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $122,240 | +15% above national |
| 65 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $122,210 | +15% above national |
| 66 | Port St. Lucie, FL | $122,140 | +15% above national |
| 67 | Yuba City, CA | $121,880 | +15% above national |
| 68 | Columbus, OH | $121,750 | +15% above national |
| 69 | Merced, CA | $121,720 | +15% above national |
| 70 | Grand Junction, CO | $121,670 | +15% above national |
| 71 | Carson City, NV | $120,080 | +13% above national |
| 72 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $120,030 | +13% above national |
| 73 | Santa Fe, NM | $120,030 | +13% above national |
| 74 | Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $119,990 | +13% above national |
| 75 | Longview-Kelso, WA | $119,540 | +13% above national |
| 76 | Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $119,540 | +13% above national |
| 77 | Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY | $119,320 | +13% above national |
| 78 | St. George, UT | $119,010 | +12% above national |
| 79 | Binghamton, NY | $118,540 | +12% above national |
| 80 | Abilene, TX | $118,210 | +11% above national |
| 81 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $118,150 | +11% above national |
| 82 | Lincoln, NE | $117,860 | +11% above national |
| 83 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $117,790 | +11% above national |
| 84 | Tyler, TX | $117,260 | +11% above national |
| 85 | Madison, WI | $117,080 | +10% above national |
| 86 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $116,950 | +10% above national |
| 87 | El Paso, TX | $115,820 | +9% above national |
| 88 | Janesville-Beloit, WI | $115,200 | +9% above national |
| 89 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $114,800 | +8% above national |
| 90 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $114,520 | +8% above national |
| 91 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $114,400 | +8% above national |
| 92 | Missoula, MT | $113,990 | +7% above national |
| 93 | Dubuque, IA | $113,920 | +7% above national |
| 94 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $112,840 | +6% above national |
| 95 | Lubbock, TX | $112,840 | +6% above national |
| 96 | Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $112,280 | +6% above national |
| 97 | Laredo, TX | $111,870 | +5% above national |
| 98 | St. Cloud, MN | $111,840 | +5% above national |
| 99 | Medford, OR | $111,390 | +5% above national |
| 100 | Rochester, NY | $110,490 | +4% above national |
| 101 | Springfield, IL | $110,080 | +4% above national |
| 102 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $109,780 | +4% above national |
| 103 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $108,740 | +3% above national |
| 104 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $108,190 | +2% above national |
| 105 | Champaign-Urbana, IL | $107,880 | +2% above national |
| 106 | York-Hanover, PA | $107,700 | +2% above national |
| 107 | Mankato, MN | $107,310 | +1% above national |
| 108 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $107,150 | +1% above national |
| 109 | Reading, PA | $106,980 | +1% above national |
| 110 | Watertown-Fort Drum, NY | $106,750 | +1% above national |
| 111 | Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA | $106,660 | +1% above national |
| 112 | Fargo, ND-MN | $106,480 | same as national |
| 113 | New Haven, CT | $106,400 | same as national |
| 114 | Flagstaff, AZ | $106,270 | same as national |
| 115 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $106,200 | same as national |
| 116 | Omaha, NE-IA | $106,100 | same as national |
| 117 | Rochester, MN | $106,000 | same as national |
| 118 | Ithaca, NY | $105,980 | same as national |
| 119 | Topeka, KS | $105,910 | same as national |
| 120 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $105,680 | same as national |
| 121 | Iowa City, IA | $105,570 | same as national |
| 122 | Waco, TX | $105,570 | same as national |
| 123 | Ocala, FL | $105,210 | 1% below national |
| 124 | Lancaster, PA | $105,200 | 1% below national |
| 125 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $105,110 | 1% below national |
| 126 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $105,000 | 1% below national |
| 127 | Hilton Head Island-Bluffton-Port Royal, SC | $104,880 | 1% below national |
| 128 | Rapid City, SD | $104,480 | 1% below national |
| 129 | San Angelo, TX | $104,230 | 2% below national |
| 130 | Syracuse, NY | $104,110 | 2% below national |
| 131 | Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $103,800 | 2% below national |
| 132 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $103,640 | 2% below national |
| 133 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $103,330 | 3% below national |
| 134 | Pueblo, CO | $103,270 | 3% below national |
| 135 | Pittsburgh, PA | $103,060 | 3% below national |
| 136 | Amarillo, TX | $103,020 | 3% below national |
| 137 | Ames, IA | $102,930 | 3% below national |
| 138 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $102,870 | 3% below national |
| 139 | Jefferson City, MO | $102,840 | 3% below national |
| 140 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $102,610 | 3% below national |
| 141 | Lawrence, KS | $102,210 | 4% below national |
| 142 | Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $102,070 | 4% below national |
| 143 | Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $101,880 | 4% below national |
| 144 | Corpus Christi, TX | $101,850 | 4% below national |
| 145 | Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI | $101,770 | 4% below national |
| 146 | Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC | $101,680 | 4% below national |
| 147 | Tucson, AZ | $101,570 | 4% below national |
| 148 | Elmira, NY | $101,350 | 4% below national |
| 149 | Cleveland, OH | $101,190 | 5% below national |
| 150 | Duluth, MN-WI | $100,810 | 5% below national |
| 151 | Lake Havasu City-Kingman, AZ | $100,770 | 5% below national |
| 152 | Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ | $100,770 | 5% below national |
| 153 | Richmond, VA | $100,260 | 5% below national |
| 154 | Lebanon, PA | $100,120 | 6% below national |
| 155 | Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $100,020 | 6% below national |
| 156 | Akron, OH | $99,840 | 6% below national |
| 157 | Ogden, UT | $99,830 | 6% below national |
| 158 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $99,700 | 6% below national |
| 159 | Ann Arbor, MI | $99,450 | 6% below national |
| 160 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $99,390 | 6% below national |
| 161 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $99,390 | 6% below national |
| 162 | Yuma, AZ | $99,370 | 6% below national |
| 163 | Peoria, IL | $99,310 | 6% below national |
| 164 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $99,270 | 6% below national |
| 165 | Springfield, MA | $99,210 | 6% below national |
| 166 | Huntsville, AL | $99,090 | 7% below national |
| 167 | Naples-Marco Island, FL | $99,070 | 7% below national |
| 168 | Oklahoma City, OK | $99,070 | 7% below national |
| 169 | Springfield, OH | $98,920 | 7% below national |
| 170 | Coeur d'Alene, ID | $98,880 | 7% below national |
| 171 | Grand Island, NE | $98,880 | 7% below national |
| 172 | Homosassa Springs, FL | $98,640 | 7% below national |
| 173 | Kenosha, WI | $98,540 | 7% below national |
| 174 | Amherst Town-Northampton, MA | $98,530 | 7% below national |
| 175 | Bismarck, ND | $98,300 | 7% below national |
| 176 | Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $98,230 | 7% below national |
| 177 | Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $98,180 | 7% below national |
| 178 | Minot, ND | $98,160 | 7% below national |
| 179 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $98,140 | 7% below national |
| 180 | Lynchburg, VA | $98,070 | 8% below national |
| 181 | Grand Forks, ND-MN | $98,000 | 8% below national |
| 182 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $97,860 | 8% below national |
| 183 | Erie, PA | $97,860 | 8% below national |
| 184 | Helena, MT | $97,850 | 8% below national |
| 185 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $97,830 | 8% below national |
| 186 | Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $97,710 | 8% below national |
| 187 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $97,600 | 8% below national |
| 188 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $97,590 | 8% below national |
| 189 | Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL | $97,560 | 8% below national |
| 190 | Jacksonville, NC | $97,470 | 8% below national |
| 191 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $97,380 | 8% below national |
| 192 | Burlington, NC | $97,350 | 8% below national |
| 193 | Boise City, ID | $97,300 | 8% below national |
| 194 | Tulsa, OK | $97,220 | 8% below national |
| 195 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $97,200 | 8% below national |
| 196 | Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $97,180 | 8% below national |
| 197 | Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL | $97,180 | 8% below national |
| 198 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $97,140 | 8% below national |
| 199 | Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ | $97,100 | 8% below national |
| 200 | Appleton, WI | $97,020 | 9% below national |
| 201 | Toledo, OH | $96,920 | 9% below national |
| 202 | Rockford, IL | $96,910 | 9% below national |
| 203 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $96,760 | 9% below national |
| 204 | Albany, OR | $96,670 | 9% below national |
| 205 | Pittsfield, MA | $96,570 | 9% below national |
| 206 | Farmington, NM | $96,420 | 9% below national |
| 207 | Arecibo, PR | $96,310 | 9% below national |
| 208 | Gainesville, FL | $96,270 | 9% below national |
| 209 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $96,140 | 9% below national |
| 210 | State College, PA | $96,130 | 9% below national |
| 211 | Roanoke, VA | $96,100 | 9% below national |
| 212 | Idaho Falls, ID | $95,850 | 10% below national |
| 213 | Jackson, MI | $95,820 | 10% below national |
| 214 | Battle Creek, MI | $95,800 | 10% below national |
| 215 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $95,610 | 10% below national |
| 216 | Billings, MT | $95,530 | 10% below national |
| 217 | Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL | $95,490 | 10% below national |
| 218 | Fort Wayne, IN | $95,400 | 10% below national |
| 219 | Salisbury, MD | $95,020 | 10% below national |
| 220 | La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN | $95,000 | 10% below national |
| 221 | Green Bay, WI | $94,870 | 11% below national |
| 222 | Lewiston-Auburn, ME | $94,830 | 11% below national |
| 223 | Birmingham, AL | $94,790 | 11% below national |
| 224 | Las Cruces, NM | $94,730 | 11% below national |
| 225 | Wilmington, NC | $94,670 | 11% below national |
| 226 | Kalamazoo-Portage, MI | $94,530 | 11% below national |
| 227 | Chambersburg, PA | $94,490 | 11% below national |
| 228 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $94,420 | 11% below national |
| 229 | Kingston, NY | $94,370 | 11% below national |
| 230 | Charlottesville, VA | $94,220 | 11% below national |
| 231 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $94,150 | 11% below national |
| 232 | Glens Falls, NY | $93,340 | 12% below national |
| 233 | Tallahassee, FL | $92,860 | 12% below national |
| 234 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $92,690 | 13% below national |
| 235 | Eau Claire, WI | $92,390 | 13% below national |
| 236 | Sheboygan, WI | $92,110 | 13% below national |
| 237 | Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $92,050 | 13% below national |
| 238 | Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $91,730 | 13% below national |
| 239 | Wichita, KS | $90,610 | 15% below national |
| 240 | Wausau, WI | $90,470 | 15% below national |
| 241 | Bozeman, MT | $90,360 | 15% below national |
| 242 | Twin Falls, ID | $90,180 | 15% below national |
| 243 | Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI | $90,020 | 15% below national |
| 244 | Bangor, ME | $89,830 | 15% below national |
| 245 | Utica-Rome, NY | $89,490 | 16% below national |
| 246 | Pocatello, ID | $89,260 | 16% below national |
| 247 | Evansville, IN | $88,870 | 16% below national |
| 248 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $88,450 | 17% below national |
| 249 | Worcester, MA | $87,950 | 17% below national |
| 250 | Fayetteville, NC | $87,480 | 18% below national |
| 251 | Rocky Mount, NC | $86,420 | 19% below national |
| 252 | Springfield, MO | $85,930 | 19% below national |
| 253 | Longview, TX | $85,890 | 19% below national |
| 254 | Albuquerque, NM | $85,290 | 20% below national |
| 255 | Williamsport, PA | $84,690 | 20% below national |
| 256 | Mansfield, OH | $84,020 | 21% below national |
| 257 | Logan, UT-ID | $83,790 | 21% below national |
| 258 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $83,670 | 21% below national |
| 259 | Decatur, AL | $83,140 | 22% below national |
| 260 | South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $82,450 | 22% below national |
| 261 | Sandusky, OH | $82,270 | 22% below national |
| 262 | Niles, MI | $82,160 | 23% below national |
| 263 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $81,860 | 23% below national |
| 264 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $81,800 | 23% below national |
| 265 | Asheville, NC | $81,670 | 23% below national |
| 266 | Monroe, MI | $81,650 | 23% below national |
| 267 | Athens-Clarke County, GA | $81,530 | 23% below national |
| 268 | Harrisonburg, VA | $81,440 | 23% below national |
| 269 | Columbia, MO | $81,340 | 23% below national |
| 270 | Savannah, GA | $81,340 | 23% below national |
| 271 | Manhattan, KS | $81,330 | 23% below national |
| 272 | Enid, OK | $81,240 | 23% below national |
| 273 | Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL | $81,170 | 23% below national |
| 274 | Warner Robins, GA | $81,120 | 24% below national |
| 275 | Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $81,090 | 24% below national |
| 276 | Hinesville, GA | $81,050 | 24% below national |
| 277 | Traverse City, MI | $80,990 | 24% below national |
| 278 | Dalton, GA | $80,760 | 24% below national |
| 279 | Altoona, PA | $80,580 | 24% below national |
| 280 | Flint, MI | $79,970 | 25% below national |
| 281 | Kokomo, IN | $79,500 | 25% below national |
| 282 | Gainesville, GA | $79,350 | 25% below national |
| 283 | St. Joseph, MO-KS | $79,200 | 25% below national |
| 284 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $79,050 | 25% below national |
| 285 | Punta Gorda, FL | $79,040 | 25% below national |
| 286 | Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $78,610 | 26% below national |
| 287 | Saginaw, MI | $78,570 | 26% below national |
| 288 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $78,250 | 26% below national |
| 289 | Winchester, VA-WV | $78,230 | 26% below national |
| 290 | Winston-Salem, NC | $78,130 | 26% below national |
| 291 | Auburn-Opelika, AL | $77,960 | 26% below national |
| 292 | Staunton-Stuarts Draft, VA | $77,930 | 27% below national |
| 293 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $77,890 | 27% below national |
| 294 | Charleston, WV | $77,780 | 27% below national |
| 295 | Goldsboro, NC | $77,740 | 27% below national |
| 296 | Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL | $77,500 | 27% below national |
| 297 | Bowling Green, KY | $77,430 | 27% below national |
| 298 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $77,330 | 27% below national |
| 299 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $77,250 | 27% below national |
| 300 | Lawton, OK | $76,960 | 27% below national |
| 301 | Elizabethtown, KY | $76,800 | 28% below national |
| 302 | Clarksville, TN-KY | $76,650 | 28% below national |
| 303 | Brownsville-Harlingen, TX | $76,160 | 28% below national |
| 304 | Lima, OH | $76,010 | 28% below national |
| 305 | Mobile, AL | $75,970 | 28% below national |
| 306 | Beckley, WV | $75,780 | 29% below national |
| 307 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $75,740 | 29% below national |
| 308 | Macon-Bibb County, GA | $75,720 | 29% below national |
| 309 | Muncie, IN | $75,580 | 29% below national |
| 310 | Cape Girardeau, MO-IL | $75,530 | 29% below national |
| 311 | Bloomington, IN | $75,390 | 29% below national |
| 312 | Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA | $75,340 | 29% below national |
| 313 | Sebring, FL | $75,250 | 29% below national |
| 314 | Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $75,220 | 29% below national |
| 315 | Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC | $75,190 | 29% below national |
| 316 | Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA | $74,970 | 29% below national |
| 317 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $74,860 | 29% below national |
| 318 | Pinehurst-Southern Pines, NC | $74,820 | 29% below national |
| 319 | Shreveport-Bossier City, LA | $74,780 | 29% below national |
| 320 | Paducah, KY-IL | $74,740 | 30% below national |
| 321 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $74,710 | 30% below national |
| 322 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $74,580 | 30% below national |
| 323 | Greenville, NC | $74,520 | 30% below national |
| 324 | Tuscaloosa, AL | $74,510 | 30% below national |
| 325 | Baton Rouge, LA | $74,450 | 30% below national |
| 326 | Montgomery, AL | $74,450 | 30% below national |
| 327 | Wichita Falls, TX | $74,380 | 30% below national |
| 328 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $73,700 | 30% below national |
| 329 | Anniston-Oxford, AL | $73,600 | 31% below national |
| 330 | Albany, GA | $73,560 | 31% below national |
| 331 | Columbia, SC | $73,450 | 31% below national |
| 332 | Wheeling, WV-OH | $73,190 | 31% below national |
| 333 | Texarkana, TX-AR | $72,880 | 31% below national |
| 334 | Lake Charles, LA | $72,230 | 32% below national |
| 335 | Fort Smith, AR-OK | $71,730 | 32% below national |
| 336 | Joplin, MO-KS | $71,630 | 32% below national |
| 337 | Spartanburg, SC | $71,140 | 33% below national |
| 338 | Jackson, TN | $67,300 | 37% below national |
| 339 | Hammond, LA | $66,880 | 37% below national |
| 340 | Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH | $66,650 | 37% below national |
| 341 | Jonesboro, AR | $66,290 | 37% below national |
| 342 | Morristown, TN | $64,080 | 40% below national |
| 343 | Dothan, AL | $64,020 | 40% below national |
| 344 | Valdosta, GA | $63,950 | 40% below national |
| 345 | Alexandria, LA | $63,500 | 40% below national |
| 346 | Jackson, MS | $63,120 | 40% below national |
| 347 | Hattiesburg, MS | $63,090 | 41% below national |
| 348 | Columbus, GA-AL | $62,510 | 41% below national |
| 349 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $62,150 | 41% below national |
| 350 | Rome, GA | $60,950 | 43% below national |
| 351 | Knoxville, TN | $60,800 | 43% below national |
| 352 | Florence-Muscle Shoals, AL | $60,610 | 43% below national |
| 353 | Terre Haute, IN | $60,120 | 43% below national |
| 354 | Florence, SC | $59,510 | 44% below national |
| 355 | Lafayette, LA | $58,070 | 45% below national |
| 356 | Hot Springs, AR | $57,680 | 46% below national |
| 357 | Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA | $57,220 | 46% below national |
| 358 | Monroe, LA | $53,770 | 49% below national |
| 359 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $50,560 | 52% below national |
| 360 | Johnson City, TN | $47,720 | 55% below national |
| 361 | Aguadilla, PR | $33,940 | 68% below national |
| 362 | Ponce, PR | $32,270 | 70% below national |
Same SOC major group
Other detailed occupations in SOC major group 33 (Protective Service Occupations) - category peers, not a pay match.
Animal Control Workers
SOC 33-9011
Bailiffs
SOC 33-3011
Correctional Officers and Jailers
SOC 33-3012
Crossing Guards and Flaggers
SOC 33-9091
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
SOC 33-3021
Showing 5 of 23 detailed occupations BLS assigns to this SOC major group.
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Two OEWS peer sets outside this SOC major group (Protective Service Occupations). Same-category cards above stay inside the group; these neighborhoods are cross-group nearest neighbors on national median pay ($106,040 here) and reported employment (154,610 jobs here).
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Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS national median annual wage and reported employment. Employment peers exclude occupations already listed in the pay column so the two link sets stay distinct.
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