How much do First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives make in Lansing-East Lansing, MI?

Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives, the published 10th percentile is $73,080 and the 90th percentile is $130,940. The difference is $57,860, which is 61.5% 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 $88,340 to the 75th at $108,040, covers $19,700.

The mean annual wage is $96,910, which sits above the median of $94,150. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lansing-East Lansing, MI median is 11.2% lower than the national median of $106,040 for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives. In 2024 national prices the local median is $99,115, which is 6.5% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.1% lower than the Michigan median of $98,140.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lansing-East Lansing, MI is 94.991, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $94,150 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives at $99,115 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

29 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives. Lansing-East Lansing, MI ranks 16th of 30 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).).

• Jackson, MI is 33 miles away, with a median of $95,820 and employment of 40. That median is 1.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $104,403, against $99,115 here.
• Battle Creek, MI is 39 miles away, with a median of $95,800 and employment of 30. That median is 1.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $105,808, against $99,115 here.
• Flint, MI is 50 miles away, with a median of $79,970 and employment of 120. That median is 15.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $85,958, against $99,115 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives accounts for 0.11% of wage-and-salary employment in Lansing-East Lansing, MI (230 of 217,180). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (154,610 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.07 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.