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Police and Detective Supervisors in Pennsylvania
Get the information you need to know about working as a Police and Detective Supervisor.
You’re in luck! Jobs for Police and Detective Supervisors in Pennsylvania are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.
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Projected employment for Police and Detective Supervisors in Pennsylvania is growing slower than average.
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Police and Detective Supervisors in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania?
In Pennsylvania, there were 3,350 people working as Police and Detective Supervisors in the year 2018.
There were 3,260 Police and Detective Supervisors employed in this state in 2017.
That’s growth of 90 jobs between 2017 and 2018.
The typical state has 1,510 Police and Detective Supervisors working in it, which means Pennsylvania has more Police and Detective Supervisors than average.
Job Projections for Pennsylvania
Jobs for Police and Detective Supervisors in this state are growing at a rate of 4.1% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.6%.
Pennsylvania Annual Job Openings
The BLS estimates there will be 220 annual job openings, and 3,570 total jobs in 2026 for Police and Detective Supervisors in this state.
Nationwide, the prediction is 7,100 annual jobs and 111,600 total jobs in 2026.
What do Police and Detective Supervisors Make in Pennsylvania?
In 2018 wages for Police and Detective Supervisors ranged from $59,630 to $130,250 with $89,130 being the median annual salary.
Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $28.67 to $62.62. The median hourly rate was $42.85.
Workers in this field were paid a median of $41.75 an hour in 2017.
The hourly rate grew by $1.10.
The median salary in Pennsylvania is higher than the nationwide median salary.
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Top Pennsylvania 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 |
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New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 14,270 | $122,420 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 2,280 | $98,100 |
Pittsburgh, PA | 580 | $91,070 |
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | 270 | $109,150 |
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA | 160 | $69,860 |
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | 150 | $95,750 |
Scranton–Wilkes-Barre–Hazleton, PA | 130 | $74,070 |
York-Hanover, PA | 90 | $91,780 |
Lancaster, PA | 90 | $96,670 |
Reading, PA | 80 | $88,700 |
Erie, PA | 50 | $84,530 |
Gettysburg, PA | 40 | $107,010 |
East Stroudsburg, PA | 30 | $86,420 |
Altoona, PA | 30 | $78,970 |
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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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References
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- College Factual
- National Center for Education Statistics
- O*NET Online
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