BLS metro-level wage data places First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives pay in Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV at a median of $132,100 per year ($63.51/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $106,040, Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas pays +25% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 780 first-line supervisors of police and detectivess are employed across the Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas MSA in SOC 33-1012.

The Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas pay distribution spans from $109,390 at the 10th percentile to $163,940 at the 90th — a 1.5× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $131,920 and the 75th at $150,840, so half of Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas-based first-line supervisors of police and detectivess earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live — which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide NV data, and peer-metro comparisons — a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.