SOC 33-1012 · Protective Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives make in Redding, CA?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives in Redding, CA is $135,110. The 10th percentile is $107,440 and the 90th percentile is $203,910. Employment is 70.

Median annual wage

$135,110

10th percentile
$107,440
25th percentile
$116,600
Median
$135,110
75th percentile
$184,320
90th percentile
$203,910
Mean
$149,910

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives, the published 10th percentile is $107,440 and the 90th percentile is $203,910. The difference is $96,470, which is 71.4% 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 $116,600 to the 75th at $184,320, covers $67,720.

The mean annual wage is $149,910, which sits above the median of $135,110. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Redding, CA median is 27.4% higher than the national median of $106,040 for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives. In 2024 national prices the local median is $134,192, which is 26.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.6% lower than the California median of $163,960.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Redding, CA is 100.684, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $135,110 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives at $134,192 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives. Redding, CA ranks 5th of 11 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).).

  • Chico, CA is 79 miles away, with a median of $124,660 and employment of 70. That median is 7.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $123,185, against $134,192 here.
  • Yuba City, CA is 114 miles away, with a median of $121,880 and employment of 50. That median is 9.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $116,930, against $134,192 here.
  • Medford, OR is 119 miles away, with a median of $111,390 and employment of 80. That median is 17.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $109,816, against $134,192 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Redding, CA (70 of 71,550). 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.

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Questions this page answers

How much do First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives make in Redding, CA?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives in Redding, CA is $135,110. The 10th percentile is $107,440 and the 90th percentile is $203,910. Employment is 70.

How does that compare with the national median for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives?

The local median is 27.4% higher than the national median of $106,040.

What is First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives pay in Redding, CA after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Redding, CA is 100.684, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $135,110 is $134,192. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Redding, CA compare with nearby metros for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives?

Chico, CA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 79 miles away, at $124,660. Redding, CA ranks 5th of 11 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.