First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives in New Jersey
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$102,081
after federal, FICA and New Jersey tax
Tax takes
$40,909
28.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$93,753
New Jersey costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in New Jersey — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$142,990
Kept after tax
$102,081
Worth in national money
$93,753
State rank
2
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. New Jersey pays this job a middle wage of $142,990, ranking 2 of 51 states and sitting about 34.85% above the national middle.
- Locally, this pays well. Among 490 occupations New Jersey reports, this job comes in at 32 — comfortably in the upper quarter.
- New Jersey is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $142,990 the take-home is $102,081; in national-average money that behaves like $93,753. The average comes to $145,430, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- New Jersey's median for first-line supervisors of police and detectives is $142,990, about 34.85% above the national figure and 2 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- First-line supervisors of police and detectives ranks 32 of 490 occupations by median in New Jersey, in the top quartile. Within-state position is largely independent of national position, so this holds regardless of how the state compares to others for the same work.
- Take-home for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in New Jersey, on $142,990, is $102,081; deflated by the state's price level, $93,753. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $145,430 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $114,480 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $142,990 |
| Top tenth earn over | $181,010 |
| This salary | $142,990 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in New Jersey | $102,081 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $109,000 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$18,415 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $132,868 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$26,040 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 109 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in New Jersey earn less than $142,990. The published range is $114,480 up to $181,010, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In New Jersey the take-home figure of $102,081, from $142,990, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 32 of 490 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of New Jersey, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $93,753, the adjusted value of that $142,990 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 32 of 490 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for first-line supervisors of police and detectives in New Jersey the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $114,480 to $181,010. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for New Jersey is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $102,081 from $142,990. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 32 of 490 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for New Jersey, so $93,753 — the adjusted value of that $142,990 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 32 of 490 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $114,480 at the tenth percentile, $181,010 at the ninetieth.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in New Jersey run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $93,753 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; New Jersey then takes its own share, leaving $102,081.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($114,480 to $181,010) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to New Jersey rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
New Jersey's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $93,753 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $102,081 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and New Jersey income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.