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Police and Detective Supervisors in New Mexico

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Police and Detective Supervisors in New Mexico

Want to work in New Mexico as a Police and Detective Supervisor? Read this first!

2.7% Jobs Projection
$73,780 Median Salary
50 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Police and Detective Supervisors in New Mexico are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Police and Detective Supervisors in New Mexico is growing slower than average.

  • Police and Detective Supervisors in New Mexico earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Police and Detective Supervisors Work in New Mexico?

There were approximately 730 workers employed as Police and Detective Supervisors in this state in 2018.

There were 760 Police and Detective Supervisors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 30 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 1,510 Police and Detective Supervisors working in it, which means New Mexico has fewer Police and Detective Supervisors than average.

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Job Projections for New Mexico

Jobs for Police and Detective Supervisors in this state are growing at a rate of 2.7% which is slower than the nationwide estimated projection of 6.6%.

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New Mexico Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates 50 annual job openings, and a total of 750 jobs for New Mexico Police and Detective Supervisors in 2026.

Nationwide, the prediction is 7,100 annual jobs and 111,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Police and Detective Supervisors Make in New Mexico?

In 2018 wages for Police and Detective Supervisors ranged from $53,990 to $113,060 with $73,780 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $25.96 to $54.36. The median hourly rate was $35.47.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $35.56 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $0.09.

The median salary in New Mexico is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Mexico Metros for Police and Detective Supervisors

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Police and Detective Supervisors.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Albuquerque, NM 250 $78,050
Santa Fe, NM 70 $90,800
Las Cruces, NM 70 $82,640
Farmington, NM 30 $78,050

Top States for Police and Detective Supervisors Employment

The table below shows the states where most Police and Detective Supervisors work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York 12,650 $115,180
Florida 6,840 $84,870
Texas 6,400 $86,640
Illinois 6,000 $109,200
Georgia 5,840 $63,100
New Jersey 5,650 $129,620
California 4,950 $149,800
Massachusetts 4,670 $96,210
Maryland 4,080 $92,600
Tennessee 4,010 $64,930
Pennsylvania 3,350 $89,130
Arizona 3,020 $92,580
Virginia 3,000 $85,300
Ohio 2,810 $80,610
North Carolina 2,800 $65,930
Washington 2,590 $107,580
Michigan 2,380 $78,170
Oklahoma 2,350 $73,320
Louisiana 2,310 $59,600
Missouri 2,220 $78,070

Below are the states where Police and Detective Supervisors get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
California $149,800
New Jersey $129,620
Alaska $115,720
New York $115,180
Hawaii $113,490
Illinois $109,200
Washington $107,580
Colorado $107,560
District of Columbia $107,180
Nevada $101,390

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