Best Cities for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectivess

Cities ranked by purchasing power — where first-line supervisors of police and detectivess get the most value from their salary after accounting for cost of living. A score above 1.00 means better than national average.

How we calculate this: City Score = (Local Salary ÷ National Median) ÷ (Local Cost ÷ National Avg Cost). A score of 1.20 means 20% better purchasing power than average.

#	Location	Score	Raw Salary	Adjusted Salary	Rent/Income
1	CaliforniaState	1.40	$163,960	$148,112	17%
2	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CAMetro	1.36	$167,600	$143,863	16%
3	IllinoisState	1.31	$135,080	$138,686	12%
4	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WAMetro	1.31	$158,510	$138,679	17%
5	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAMetro	1.28	$163,700	$136,190	23%
6	AlaskaState	1.24	$137,320	$131,659	12%
7	NevadaState	1.24	$132,100	$131,836	13%
8	New JerseyState	1.24	$142,990	$131,425	15%
9	Columbus, OHMetro	1.23	$121,750	$130,214	13%
10	DelawareState	1.22	$131,080	$129,782	12%
11	HawaiiState	1.21	$140,590	$127,809	20%
12	WashingtonState	1.20	$136,280	$127,008	17%
13	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXMetro	1.19	$122,210	$125,730	16%
14	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WIMetro	1.17	$123,350	$123,970	14%
15	MinnesotaState	1.14	$118,750	$121,173	13%
16	ColoradoState	1.13	$126,810	$120,313	17%
17	OregonState	1.12	$122,130	$118,573	16%
18	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WAMetro	1.12	$128,500	$119,202	17%
19	District of ColumbiaState	1.11	$134,760	$117,900	19%
20	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MDMetro	1.11	$124,660	$117,826	16%
21	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FLMetro	1.11	$127,570	$117,576	19%
22	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FLMetro	1.10	$114,400	$116,142	18%
23	NebraskaState	1.09	$106,100	$115,956	12%
24	TexasState	1.09	$111,000	$116,109	15%
25	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MDMetro	1.09	$119,540	$115,498	16%
26	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TXMetro	1.08	$105,110	$114,250	15%
27	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SCMetro	1.05	$107,150	$111,848	17%
28	Pittsburgh, PAMetro	1.05	$103,060	$111,416	14%
29	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVMetro	1.05	$125,960	$111,667	19%
30	IowaState	1.04	$98,840	$110,807	12%
31	MarylandState	1.04	$120,700	$110,531	17%
32	New YorkState	1.04	$124,080	$110,293	18%
33	UtahState	1.04	$110,500	$110,279	16%
34	OhioState	1.03	$98,380	$108,827	13%
35	MissouriState	1.01	$94,440	$106,591	13%
36	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIMetro	1.01	$98,140	$107,610	15%
37	MichiganState	1.00	$98,140	$106,327	14%
38	North DakotaState	1.00	$98,300	$106,156	12%
39	PennsylvaniaState	1.00	$102,400	$105,567	15%
40	WisconsinState	0.99	$97,120	$105,222	13%
41	Kansas City, MO-KSMetro	0.99	$97,830	$105,420	16%
42	ArizonaState	0.98	$104,850	$103,915	17%
43	ConnecticutState	0.96	$109,360	$101,636	17%
44	New MexicoState	0.95	$92,200	$100,217	14%
45	FloridaState	0.94	$100,880	$99,389	20%
46	IdahoState	0.93	$94,920	$98,363	15%
47	WyomingState	0.93	$91,400	$98,280	13%
48	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TNMetro	0.93	$94,420	$98,150	20%
49	Rhode IslandState	0.92	$97,690	$97,204	18%
50	VirginiaState	0.92	$101,230	$97,807	19%
51	MassachusettsState	0.91	$104,320	$96,147	26%
52	North CarolinaState	0.91	$91,100	$96,504	17%
53	South DakotaState	0.91	$87,810	$96,707	13%
54	VermontState	0.91	$99,280	$96,859	17%
55	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHMetro	0.90	$108,190	$95,322	28%
56	New HampshireState	0.89	$100,060	$94,396	19%
57	OklahomaState	0.88	$82,830	$93,593	14%
58	KansasState	0.87	$82,950	$92,167	15%
59	MaineState	0.87	$92,350	$92,535	17%
60	MontanaState	0.87	$89,380	$92,718	15%
61	KentuckyState	0.86	$80,390	$90,836	14%
62	IndianaState	0.85	$81,540	$90,099	16%
63	West VirginiaState	0.83	$74,280	$88,219	14%
64	AlabamaState	0.82	$75,970	$87,222	15%
65	GeorgiaState	0.81	$80,120	$85,782	21%
66	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAMetro	0.80	$81,860	$84,566	24%
67	TennesseeState	0.77	$74,770	$81,716	20%
68	South CarolinaState	0.76	$73,700	$80,109	20%
69	LouisianaState	0.74	$70,470	$78,213	18%
70	ArkansasState	0.68	$62,290	$72,178	17%
71	MississippiState	0.67	$59,860	$70,590	18%

Data Sources: Salary: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS). Cost of Living: BEA Regional Price Parities (2024). Rent: HUD Fair Market Rents (FY2025).