What is the median salary for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives in Greenville?

According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is $73,700.

How does Greenville pay compare to the US median for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives?

Local median pay is 30.5% below the national OEWS median of $106,040.

How does cost of living change what that wage buys?

BEA RPP for Greenville is 93.3 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $73,700 has about the same purchasing power as $78,992 at US-average prices.

How current is this data?

Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives, Greenville

$73,700

BLS OEWS median annual wage in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC. Middle half of wages roughly $60,290 to $96,850.

BLS OEWS median, May 2025, as of May 15, 2026. BEA Regional Price Parity 2024. Disclaimer

vs US median: −30.5%
US median: $106,040
Metro RPP: 93.3
Middle half: $60,290 to $96,850
OEWS employment: 300
SOC: 33-1012

First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives in Greenville pay a median $73,700 (May 2025), 30.5% below the US median of $106,040. At local prices (RPP 93.3), that median buys about what $78,992 buys at US-average prices.

Purchasing power

$73,700 in Greenville buys about what $78,992 buys at US-average prices (BEA RPP 93.3, 2024). Housing (rents) RPP is 76.8 vs all-items 93.3 (US = 100, 2024).

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First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives in nearby metros

Metro	Median	Middle half	RPP
Greenville	$73,700	$60,290 to $96,850	93.3
Louisville	$95,610	$78,050 to $115,280	93.1
San Francisco	$175,840	$167,330 to $199,080	115.6
Tulsa	$97,220	$59,280 to $101,450	89.2

BLS OEWS May 2025 where published for the CBSA.

FAQ

What is the median salary for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives in Greenville?: According to BLS OEWS May 2025, the median annual wage for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives in Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is $73,700.
How does Greenville pay compare to the US median for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives?: Local median pay is 30.5% below the national OEWS median of $106,040.
How does cost of living change what that wage buys?: BEA RPP for Greenville is 93.3 (US = 100, 2024). The local median of $73,700 has about the same purchasing power as $78,992 at US-average prices.
How current is this data?: Wages are BLS OEWS May 2025. Price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities for 2024. See methodology for source details.

What this covers

Includes

BEA Regional Price Parities (all items, goods, housing rents, other services)
BLS OEWS median wages, percentile bands, and employment where published
Purchasing-power math: salary × (destination RPP ÷ origin RPP)

Does not include

Federal, state, or local income taxes
Childcare, healthcare premiums, or leave benefits
Job openings. OEWS employment is a published stock estimate, not hiring demand

Median wages are published BLS OEWS metro estimates; price levels use BEA Regional Price Parities. See methodology and disclaimer.