Compared with the local labor market
Police Sergeant pay vs. Massachusetts
Across all employers in Massachusetts, the median wage for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives — about 5,540 people — is $104,320. University of Massachusetts System (Ums) pays a median base salary of $97,317 for this role, 7% below that figure — about the 36th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
Where University of Massachusetts System (Ums) sits in the local pay range
$77,110
$91,570
$104,320
$128,370
$159,680
University of Massachusetts System (Ums) median · $97,317
The bar is the range of annual wages for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives across every employer in Massachusetts, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows University of Massachusetts System (Ums)’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.
And across the country
Nationwide, the median wage for First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives — about 154,610 people — is $106,040. University of Massachusetts System (Ums)’s median base salary is 8% below that national figure, about the 41st percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.
$63,350
$81,860
$106,040
$132,620
$165,110
University of Massachusetts System (Ums) median · $97,317
Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Massachusetts range relative to the national one.
Median total compensation for this role at University of Massachusetts System (Ums) is $130,460, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.
Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.
Compare jurisdictions
Police Sergeant beyond Massachusetts
This role is reported in 21 jurisdictions. In Massachusetts, the median of $130,460 ranks #10 of 21. See Police Sergeant across all of Massachusetts →
Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role
Median total compensation for comparable Police Sergeant roles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.