First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives Salary in Mississippi

First-line supervisors of police and detectives in Mississippi earned a median of $59,860 a year ($28.78 an hour) and a mean of $64,330 in May 2025. The median is 43.5% below the U.S. median of $106,040, ranking 52nd of 53 states and territories, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Occupation First-Line Supervisors of Police and DetectivesSOC 33-1012Area MississippiPeriod May 2025

Median annual: $59,860
Median hourly: $28.78
Mean annual: $64,330
Jobs on record: 2,060

$45,59010th percentile$21.92 an hour

$50,15025th percentile$24.11 an hour

$59,860Median$28.78 an hour

$71,68075th percentile$34.46 an hour

$86,96090th percentile$41.81 an hour

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, state file, May 2025. Wage and salary jobs only; the self-employed are not counted. OEWS pay excludes overtime, shift differentials and non-production bonuses. Confirm any figure on bls.gov/oes. Latest BLS release: May 2025, published May 15, 2026; checked November 10, 2026.

How does Mississippi compare on pay for first-line supervisors of police and detectives?

Mississippi ranks 52nd of 53 states and territories. California is highest at $163,960, $104,100 more than the Mississippi median.

State	Rank	Median	Against U.S.	Jobs
Louisiana	50	$70,470	-34%	3,120
Arkansas	51	$62,290	-41%	2,100
Mississippi	52	$59,860	-44%	2,060
Puerto Rico	53	$50,300	-53%	2,900

Source: BLS OEWS state file, May 2025. Rank 1 is the highest median among 53 states and territories with a published figure. See every state.

Does Mississippi pay go further after prices?

Prices in Mississippi run 13.0% below the U.S. average, so the $59,860 median buys about what $68,842 buys at average U.S. prices, below the $106,040 U.S. median. On this measure Mississippi ranks 51st of 51, the same place it holds before the adjustment.

Source: BLS OEWS state file, May 2025; BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024. The adjustment divides pay by the state's price level.

Which areas in Mississippi pay first-line supervisors of police and detectives the most?

Jackson, MS is highest at $63,120, 5.4% above the Mississippi median.

Area	Median	Jobs
Jackson, MS	$63,120	450
Hattiesburg, MS	$63,090	100
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$62,150	350
Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$59,110	270
Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$56,660	330
Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$53,040	140
West Delta Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$52,400	210

Source: BLS OEWS metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area file, May 2025. Every area BLS lists for this job in Mississippi is shown; an area that crosses state lines is listed under the first state in its BLS title.

How many first-line supervisors of police and detectives work in Mississippi?

BLS counts 2,060 jobs in Mississippi, 1.3% of the 154,610 in the U.S. That is the 28th largest count among the 53 states and territories with a published figure. That is 1.8 of every 1,000 jobs in Mississippi, a location quotient of 1.79: the occupation's share of local jobs is 1.79 times its national share, so it is more concentrated here than in the U.S. as a whole.

Source: BLS OEWS state file, May 2025 and national file.

Related jobs in Mississippi

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