Police and Detective Supervisors in Alaska

Get the information you need to know about working as a Police and Detective Supervisor.

• Police and Detective Supervisors in Alaska earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

What Major Will Prepare You For a Police and Detective Supervisor Career?

• Natural Resources & Conservation
• Natural Resource Management
• Environmental/Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services
• Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• Criminal Justice & Corrections
• Corrections
• Criminal Justice
• Criminal Justice Studies
• Law Enforcement Record-Keeping & Evidence Management
• Critical Incident Response/Special Police Operations
• Protective Services Operations
• Maritime Law Enforcement
• Cultural/Archaelogical Resources Protection
• Homeland Security
• Homeland Security
• Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management
• Critical Infrastructure Protection
• Terrorism & Counterterrorism Operations

How Many Police and Detective Supervisors Work in Alaska?

300 people worked as Police and Detective Supervisors in 2018 in this state.

There were 320 Police and Detective Supervisors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 20 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

The typical state has 1,510 Police and Detective Supervisors working in it, which means Alaska has fewer Police and Detective Supervisors than average.

Job Projections for Alaska

Jobs for Police and Detective Supervisors in this state are not projected to grow or decrease, but nationwide they are growing at a rate of 6.6%.

Alaska Annual Job Openings

The BLS is projecting 20 annual Police and Detective Supervisors job openings in Alaska, and 260 total jobs in the year 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 7,100 annual jobs and 111,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Police and Detective Supervisors Make in Alaska?

In 2018 wages for Police and Detective Supervisors ranged from $70,640 to $154,440 with $115,720 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $33.96 to $74.25. The median hourly rate was $55.63.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $52.36 an hour.

The hourly rate grew by $3.27.

The median salary in Alaska is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Alaska Metros for Police and Detective Supervisors

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Police and Detective Supervisors.

Metro	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
Anchorage, AK	130	$127,890

Top States for Police and Detective Supervisors Employment

The table below shows the states where most Police and Detective Supervisors work.

State	Number Employed	Annual Median Salary
New York	12,650	$115,180
Florida	6,840	$84,870
Texas	6,400	$86,640
Illinois	6,000	$109,200
Georgia	5,840	$63,100
New Jersey	5,650	$129,620
California	4,950	$149,800
Massachusetts	4,670	$96,210
Maryland	4,080	$92,600
Tennessee	4,010	$64,930
Pennsylvania	3,350	$89,130
Arizona	3,020	$92,580
Virginia	3,000	$85,300
Ohio	2,810	$80,610
North Carolina	2,800	$65,930
Washington	2,590	$107,580
Michigan	2,380	$78,170
Oklahoma	2,350	$73,320
Louisiana	2,310	$59,600
Missouri	2,220	$78,070

Below are the states where Police and Detective Supervisors get paid the most:

State	Annual Median Salary
California	$149,800
New Jersey	$129,620
Alaska	$115,720
New York	$115,180
Hawaii	$113,490
Illinois	$109,200
Washington	$107,580
Colorado	$107,560
District of Columbia	$107,180
Nevada	$101,390

Related Careers in Alaska

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Occupation	Alaska Employment Total
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	80

References

• Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.