How much do First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives make in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL?

Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives, the published 10th percentile is $83,200 and the 90th percentile is $170,130. The difference is $86,930, which is 68.1% 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 $99,250 to the 75th at $148,370, covers $49,120.

The mean annual wage is $126,450, which sits below the median of $127,570. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL median is 20.3% higher than the national median of $106,040 for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives. In 2024 national prices the local median is $111,752, which is 5.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 26.5% higher than the Florida median of $100,880.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL is 114.155, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $127,570 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives at $111,752 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

11 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives. Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL ranks 1st of 12 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).).

• Naples-Marco Island, FL is 57 miles away, with a median of $99,070 and employment of 210. That median is 22.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,998, against $111,752 here.
• Port St. Lucie, FL is 78 miles away, with a median of $122,140 and employment of 150. That median is 4.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $121,862, against $111,752 here.
• Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL is 99 miles away, with a median of $97,380 and employment of 380. That median is 23.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,145, against $111,752 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL (2,740 of 2,819,940). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (154,610 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.98 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.