United States
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary in the United States
Median annual pay
$93,580
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in the United States earn a median of $93,580 a year, about $44.99 an hour.
Median
$93,580
per year
Hourly
$44.99
as published
Mean
$98,770
pulled up by top earners
Workers
110,790
in this occupation
Where it pays more in the United States
Median pay for this occupation by area, highest-employing first.
| Area | Type | Median | vs national |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | State | $89,860 | -4% |
| California | State | $122,140 | +31% |
| New York | State | $103,340 | +10% |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | Metro | $106,540 | +14% |
| Florida | State | $78,290 | -16% |
| Arizona | State | $103,270 | +10% |
| Georgia | State | $64,990 | -31% |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | Metro | $153,340 | +64% |
| Pennsylvania | State | $98,740 | +6% |
| North Carolina | State | $62,480 | -33% |
| Virginia | State | $110,220 | +18% |
| Illinois | State | $89,740 | -4% |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | Metro | $127,980 | +37% |
| New Jersey | State | $113,830 | +22% |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | Metro | $65,320 | -30% |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | Metro | $118,830 | +27% |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | Metro | $102,370 | +9% |
| Ohio | State | $77,940 | -17% |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | Metro | $98,740 | +6% |
| Michigan | State | $92,560 | -1% |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | Metro | $113,800 | +22% |
| Colorado | State | $102,910 | +10% |
| New Mexico | State | $86,840 | -7% |
| Tennessee | State | $72,800 | -22% |
| Louisiana | State | $59,500 | -36% |
Regional figures come from the same release as the national one. Where an area is missing, the source suppressed it for sample-size reasons rather than reporting an unreliable estimate.
How United States measured this
Employer payroll survey of ~1.1m establishments
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2024 · Public domain (US Government work)
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