Detective chief vs sergeant

The differences between detective chiefs and sergeants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a sergeant has an average salary of $48,557, which is higher than the $48,505 average annual salary of a detective chief.

The top three skills for a detective chief include patrol, law enforcement and criminal investigations. The most important skills for a sergeant are safety procedures, patrol, and direct supervision.

Detective chief vs sergeant overview

	Detective Chief	Sergeant
Yearly salary	$48,505	$48,557
Hourly rate	$23.32	$23.34
Growth rate	3%	-10%
Number of jobs	13,306	79,335
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Detective chief vs sergeant salary

Detective chiefs and sergeants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Detective Chief	Sergeant
Average salary	$48,505	$48,557
Salary range	Between $38,000 And $61,000	Between $35,000 And $66,000
Highest paying City	-	New York, NY
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	Columbia University in the City of New York
Best paying industry	-	Government

Differences between detective chief and sergeant education

There are a few differences between a detective chief and a sergeant in terms of educational background:

	Detective Chief	Sergeant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 57%	Bachelor's Degree, 44%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Criminal Justice
Most common college	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania State University

Detective chief vs sergeant demographics

Here are the differences between detective chiefs' and sergeants' demographics:

	Detective Chief	Sergeant
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 88.7% Female, 11.3%	Male, 85.0% Female, 15.0%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 14.2% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 11.9% Asian, 1.8% White, 66.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 10.7% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.7% Asian, 1.8% White, 66.5% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between detective chief and sergeant duties and responsibilities

Detective chief example responsibilities.

Manage and maintain equipment to include CCTV, MVS, operation security and alarm systems.
Apply proactive patrol, initiated/effect arrests, provide expert court testimonies, investigate crimes, and write detailed incident/investigative reports.
Represent squad and make presentations to NYPD executives at weekly COMPSTAT meetings.

Sergeant example responsibilities.

Manage critical incidents including barricade gunmen, VIP visits, homicides, shootings and in-progress crimes.
Manage and submit all schedules for maximum security unit, and all non security staff assign to that unit.
Monitor and manage enlisted promotion boards and actions; publish promotion orders for soldiers being promote to SGT and SSG.
Assist in establishing overall S3 objectives and accomplishing assign missions.
Manage training for CBRN response operations including detection and decontamination equipment.
Implement USAF, DoD and MAJCOM security policies while balancing operational needs with security requirements for the protection of classify information.

Detective chief vs sergeant skills

Common detective chief skills

Patrol, 27%
Law Enforcement, 24%
Criminal Investigations, 17%
Crime Scenes, 14%
Criminal Cases, 10%
Child Abuse, 9%

Common sergeant skills

Safety Procedures, 16%
Patrol, 14%
Direct Supervision, 9%
Emergency Situations, 7%
Combat, 6%
CPR, 5%