How much do First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives make in Sioux Falls, SD-MN?

Percentile spread

For First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives, the published 10th percentile is $80,090 and the 90th percentile is $176,400. The difference is $96,310, which is 78.8% 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 $99,760 to the 75th at $155,650, covers $55,890.

The mean annual wage is $125,740, which sits above the median of $122,240. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Sioux Falls, SD-MN median is 15.3% higher than the national median of $106,040 for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives. In 2024 national prices the local median is $134,877, which is 27.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 39.2% higher than the South Dakota median of $87,810.

Sioux Falls, SD-MN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses South Dakota, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Sioux Falls, SD-MN is 90.631, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $122,240 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives at $134,877 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives. Sioux Falls, SD-MN ranks 1st of 8 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).).

• Sioux City, IA-NE-SD is 76 miles away, with a median of $105,000 and employment of 70. That median is 14.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $121,452, against $134,877 here.
• Mankato, MN is 143 miles away, with a median of $107,310 and employment of 30. That median is 12.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $117,981, against $134,877 here.
• Omaha, NE-IA is 161 miles away, with a median of $106,100 and employment of 380. That median is 13.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $115,438, against $134,877 here.

Employment share

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Sioux Falls, SD-MN (30 of 178,590). Nationally the occupation is 0.10% of employment (154,610 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.17 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.