How much do First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives make in Barnstable Town, MA?

Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives, the published 10th percentile is $95,370 and the 90th percentile is $163,770. The difference is $68,400, which is 55.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $99,260 to the 75th at $130,040, covers $30,780.

The mean annual wage is $120,670, which sits below the median of $124,420. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Barnstable Town, MA median is 17.3% higher than the national median of $106,040 for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives. In 2024 national prices the local median is $126,506, which is 19.3% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 19.3% higher than the Massachusetts median of $104,320.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Barnstable Town, MA is 98.351, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $124,420 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives at $126,506 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

15 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives. Barnstable Town, MA ranks 1st of 16 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 58 miles away, with a median of $97,600 and employment of 1,200. That median is 21.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,900, against $126,506 here.
• Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 71 miles away, with a median of $108,190 and employment of 3,720. That median is 13% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $99,930, against $126,506 here.
• Worcester, MA is 100 miles away, with a median of $87,950 and employment of 760. That median is 29.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,786, against $126,506 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives accounts for 0.17% of wage-and-salary employment in Barnstable Town, MA (160 of 94,110). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (154,610 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.71 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.