Police supervisor vs lieutenant

The differences between police supervisors and lieutenants can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a police supervisor has an average salary of $58,676, which is higher than the $47,781 average annual salary of a lieutenant.

The top three skills for a police supervisor include patrol, public safety and law enforcement agencies. The most important skills for a lieutenant are public safety, patrol, and direct supervision.

Police supervisor vs lieutenant overview

	Police Supervisor	Lieutenant
Yearly salary	$58,676	$47,781
Hourly rate	$28.21	$22.97
Growth rate	3%	-
Number of jobs	3,015	79,272
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Average age	46	46
Years of experience	-	-

Police supervisor vs lieutenant salary

Police supervisors and lieutenants have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Police Supervisor	Lieutenant
Average salary	$58,676	$47,781
Salary range	Between $41,000 And $82,000	Between $41,000 And $55,000
Highest paying City	-	Denver, CO
Highest paying state	-	Colorado
Best paying company	-	Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Best paying industry	-	Technology

Differences between police supervisor and lieutenant education

There are a few differences between a police supervisor and a lieutenant in terms of educational background:

	Police Supervisor	Lieutenant
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 46%	Bachelor's Degree, 60%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Criminal Justice
Most common college	Pennsylvania State University	Pennsylvania State University

Police supervisor vs lieutenant demographics

Here are the differences between police supervisors' and lieutenants' demographics:

	Police Supervisor	Lieutenant
Average age	46	46
Gender ratio	Male, 86.9% Female, 13.1%	Male, 83.6% Female, 16.4%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 12.4% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 13.7% Asian, 1.7% White, 66.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 11.2% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.0% Asian, 1.8% White, 66.8% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%
LGBT Percentage	11%	11%

Differences between police supervisor and lieutenant duties and responsibilities

Police supervisor example responsibilities.

Orchestrate the day to day demands, managing deficiencies/opportunities and prioritization of unit operations throughout specific target areas within NYC.
Assign officer patrol areas and coordinate awareness of potential security problem areas.
Supervise and monitor security staff, including scheduling, training and supervisory patrol.
Provide operational and administrative oversight of staff responsible for executing law enforcement services for Missouri's state parks and historic sites.
Arrange quarterly Compstat, take complaint reports (CRs), handle special attentions and conduct roll call training.

Lieutenant example responsibilities.

Manage a robust fire training program meeting NFPA, DoD, AFOSH, and German fire credentials.
Manage respiratory and cardiac emergencies to include performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).
Facilitate the planning, delegation of duties, and conduct all training events for ROTC personnel.
Coordinate the logistics throughout fully simulate combat operations in preparation to deploy to Afghanistan.
prepare paperwork to send to ems biller.
Mentore underclassmen in ROTC policies and procedures.

Police supervisor vs lieutenant skills

Common police supervisor skills

Patrol, 19%
Public Safety, 13%
Law Enforcement Agencies, 11%
Emergency Calls, 11%
Evidence Collection, 4%
Criminal Investigations, 3%

Common lieutenant skills

Public Safety, 11%
Patrol, 10%
Direct Supervision, 8%
Security Procedures, 7%
Incident Command, 7%
Criminal Justice, 6%