Detectives and Criminal Investigators Salary

Median Salary
$93,790
per year
Hourly Rate
$45.09
per hour
Employment
114,430
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$55,390
25th percentile
$69,330
Median
$93,790
75th percentile
$120,520
90th percentile
$160,540

💰 Detectives and Criminal Investigators Salary by State

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$55K
$161K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
District of Columbia$160,760+71.4%
Maryland$126,730+35.1%
California$124,840+33.1%
Delaware$122,050+30.1%
New Jersey$116,300+24.0%
Washington$115,790+23.5%
Alaska$114,940+22.6%
Hawaii$113,940+21.5%
Virginia$112,760+20.2%
Massachusetts$110,150+17.4%
Oregon$107,450+14.6%
Vermont$106,330+13.4%
Colorado$105,480+12.5%
Arizona$102,340+9.1%
New York$101,240+7.9%
Nebraska$100,530+7.2%
Pennsylvania$97,580+4.0%
Connecticut$95,240+1.5%
Nevada$94,470+0.7%
Montana$92,410-1.5%
West Virginia$92,410-1.5%
Illinois$91,190-2.8%
Wisconsin$91,040-2.9%
Michigan$90,650-3.3%
Texas$90,510-3.5%
New Hampshire$89,290-4.8%
Rhode Island$88,450-5.7%
Maine$88,310-5.8%
New Mexico$86,840-7.4%
North Dakota$82,290-12.3%
Wyoming$81,880-12.7%
Oklahoma$80,430-14.2%
Minnesota$80,000-14.7%
Iowa$79,560-15.2%
Ohio$79,300-15.4%
Utah$78,920-15.9%
South Dakota$77,730-17.1%
Tennessee$77,090-17.8%
Florida$77,060-17.8%
Kansas$75,740-19.2%
Missouri$75,650-19.3%
Idaho$72,520-22.7%
Kentucky$71,670-23.6%
Indiana$70,340-25.0%
Alabama$66,290-29.3%
Georgia$65,430-30.2%
North Carolina$63,280-32.5%
South Carolina$62,760-33.1%
Louisiana$60,450-35.5%
Mississippi$58,640-37.5%
Arkansas$54,500-41.9%

🏙️ Detectives and Criminal Investigators Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$158,640+69.1%
Brunswick-St. Simons, GA$158,060+68.5%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$156,750+67.1%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$153,570+63.7%
Urban Honolulu, HI$140,750+50.1%
Great Falls, MT$136,120+45.1%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$133,100+41.9%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$130,810+39.5%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$128,440+36.9%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$127,890+36.4%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$127,420+35.9%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$126,700+35.1%
Anchorage, AK$125,240+33.5%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$124,840+33.1%
El Centro, CA$123,970+32.2%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$123,820+32.0%
Bellingham, WA$122,840+31.0%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$121,100+29.1%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$119,350+27.3%
Roanoke, VA$114,050+21.6%
Stockton-Lodi, CA$113,360+20.9%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$113,340+20.8%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$111,860+19.3%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$111,530+18.9%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$110,760+18.1%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$110,750+18.1%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$110,150+17.4%
Fresno, CA$109,720+17.0%
Springfield, MA$109,510+16.8%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$109,500+16.8%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$109,460+16.7%
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$109,300+16.5%
El Paso, TX$109,300+16.5%
Sandusky, OH$109,300+16.5%
Yakima, WA$108,890+16.1%
Vallejo, CA$108,430+15.6%
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ$108,350+15.5%
Rochester, NY$107,660+14.8%
Reno, NV$107,470+14.6%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$107,350+14.5%
San Angelo, TX$106,580+13.6%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$106,440+13.5%
Las Cruces, NM$106,330+13.4%
Grand Junction, CO$106,270+13.3%
Watertown-Fort Drum, NY$106,110+13.1%
Pueblo, CO$106,000+13.0%
Salinas, CA$105,990+13.0%
Ann Arbor, MI$105,780+12.8%
Tucson, AZ$105,350+12.3%
Omaha, NE-IA$105,310+12.3%
Rockford, IL$104,150+11.0%
Modesto, CA$104,000+10.9%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$103,780+10.7%
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$103,380+10.2%
Boulder, CO$103,360+10.2%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$103,140+10.0%
Bend, OR$103,000+9.8%
Vineland, NJ$102,980+9.8%
Madison, WI$102,780+9.6%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$102,710+9.5%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$102,260+9.0%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$101,500+8.2%
Barnstable Town, MA$100,680+7.3%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$99,860+6.5%
Lincoln, NE$99,760+6.4%
Missoula, MT$99,560+6.2%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$99,080+5.6%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$99,010+5.6%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$98,860+5.4%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$98,700+5.2%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$98,690+5.2%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$98,620+5.1%
Syracuse, NY$98,390+4.9%
Greeley, CO$98,370+4.9%
Mobile, AL$98,310+4.8%
Laredo, TX$98,180+4.7%
Salem, OR$97,750+4.2%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$97,580+4.0%
Lancaster, PA$97,190+3.6%
New Haven, CT$96,790+3.2%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$96,760+3.2%
Flint, MI$96,740+3.1%
Erie, PA$96,470+2.9%
Lynchburg, VA$96,430+2.8%
York-Hanover, PA$96,070+2.4%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$95,820+2.2%
Reading, PA$95,190+1.5%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$95,150+1.5%
Pittsburgh, PA$95,120+1.4%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$94,800+1.1%
Yuma, AZ$94,520+0.8%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$94,470+0.7%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$94,470+0.7%
Redding, CA$94,280+0.5%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$93,790+0.0%
Charlottesville, VA$93,160-0.7%
Lawrence, KS$93,020-0.8%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$92,910-0.9%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$92,420-1.5%
Charleston, WV$92,410-1.5%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$92,410-1.5%
Jacksonville, NC$92,410-1.5%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$92,110-1.8%
Appleton, WI$92,030-1.9%
Kenosha, WI$91,820-2.1%
Eagle Pass, TX$91,560-2.4%
Kansas City, MO-KS$91,490-2.5%
Binghamton, NY$91,470-2.5%
Huntsville, AL$91,230-2.7%
Richmond, VA$91,080-2.9%
Utica-Rome, NY$90,430-3.6%
State College, PA$90,250-3.8%
Corpus Christi, TX$89,970-4.1%
Cleveland, OH$89,300-4.8%
Worcester, MA$89,270-4.8%
Racine-Mount Pleasant, WI$89,210-4.9%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$88,790-5.3%
Springfield, IL$88,790-5.3%
Wausau, WI$88,780-5.3%
Bangor, ME$88,710-5.4%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$88,450-5.7%
Ogden, UT$88,270-5.9%
Kingston, NY$87,990-6.2%
Wichita, KS$87,280-6.9%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$86,510-7.8%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$86,440-7.8%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$86,390-7.9%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$86,110-8.2%
Grand Forks, ND-MN$86,110-8.2%
Colorado Springs, CO$85,750-8.6%
Visalia, CA$85,740-8.6%
Fargo, ND-MN$85,300-9.1%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$85,300-9.1%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$84,900-9.5%
Kalamazoo-Portage, MI$84,800-9.6%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$84,660-9.7%
Janesville-Beloit, WI$84,520-9.9%
Green Bay, WI$84,190-10.2%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$83,830-10.6%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$83,620-10.8%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$83,620-10.8%
Boise City, ID$83,050-11.5%
Tulsa, OK$82,420-12.1%
Oklahoma City, OK$81,720-12.9%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$81,660-12.9%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$81,500-13.1%
St. Louis, MO-IL$80,930-13.7%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$80,770-13.9%
Battle Creek, MI$80,680-14.0%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$80,180-14.5%
Saginaw, MI$80,140-14.6%
Tyler, TX$79,710-15.0%
Birmingham, AL$79,560-15.2%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$79,560-15.2%
Glens Falls, NY$79,560-15.2%
Bowling Green, KY$79,360-15.4%
Portland-South Portland, ME$79,030-15.7%
Columbus, OH$79,000-15.8%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$78,970-15.8%
Lawton, OK$78,920-15.9%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$78,920-15.9%
Midland, TX$78,920-15.9%
Minot, ND$78,920-15.9%
Evansville, IN$78,890-15.9%
Prescott Valley-Prescott, AZ$78,610-16.2%
Knoxville, TN$78,600-16.2%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$78,460-16.3%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$78,410-16.4%
Eau Claire, WI$78,310-16.5%
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI$78,200-16.6%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$77,960-16.9%
Rapid City, SD$77,730-17.1%
Flagstaff, AZ$77,680-17.2%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$77,410-17.5%
Duluth, MN-WI$77,330-17.5%
Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA$77,250-17.6%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$77,210-17.7%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$76,730-18.2%
College Station-Bryan, TX$76,320-18.6%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$76,310-18.6%
Akron, OH$76,230-18.7%
Santa Fe, NM$76,230-18.7%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$75,850-19.1%
Jackson, TN$75,610-19.4%
Toledo, OH$75,610-19.4%
Port St. Lucie, FL$75,420-19.6%
Rochester, MN$75,100-19.9%
Slidell-Mandeville-Covington, LA$74,990-20.0%
Amarillo, TX$74,980-20.1%
Fort Wayne, IN$74,820-20.2%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$74,600-20.5%
Jacksonville, FL$74,580-20.5%
Warner Robins, GA$74,250-20.8%
Johnson City, TN$74,020-21.1%
Helena, MT$73,950-21.2%
Peoria, IL$73,700-21.4%
Shreveport-Bossier City, LA$73,520-21.6%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$73,430-21.7%
Traverse City, MI$73,050-22.1%
Billings, MT$72,880-22.3%
Lubbock, TX$72,820-22.4%
Clarksville, TN-KY$72,800-22.4%
Savannah, GA$72,460-22.7%
Auburn-Opelika, AL$72,420-22.8%
Twin Falls, ID$72,150-23.1%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$72,060-23.2%
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL$71,680-23.6%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$71,460-23.8%
Waco, TX$70,990-24.3%
Albany, GA$70,930-24.4%
Puerto Rico$70,760-24.6%
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$70,760-24.6%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$70,760-24.6%
Sherman-Denison, TX$70,740-24.6%
Montgomery, AL$70,710-24.6%
Killeen-Temple, TX$70,590-24.7%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$69,900-25.5%
Farmington, NM$69,640-25.7%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$69,450-26.0%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$68,790-26.7%
Pocatello, ID$68,720-26.7%
Jackson, MS$68,520-26.9%
Macon-Bibb County, GA$68,520-26.9%
St. Cloud, MN$68,490-27.0%
Rocky Mount, NC$67,970-27.5%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$67,750-27.8%
Gainesville, FL$66,350-29.3%
Columbia, SC$66,340-29.3%
Coeur d'Alene, ID$65,980-29.7%
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL$65,040-30.7%
Monroe, LA$65,010-30.7%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$64,980-30.7%
Bismarck, ND$64,640-31.1%
Fayetteville, NC$64,590-31.1%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$64,320-31.4%
Tuscaloosa, AL$64,140-31.6%
Longview, TX$63,950-31.8%
Springfield, MO$63,920-31.8%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$63,910-31.9%
Burlington, NC$63,780-32.0%
Baton Rouge, LA$63,760-32.0%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$63,130-32.7%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$62,700-33.1%
Wilmington, NC$62,580-33.3%
Gainesville, GA$62,520-33.3%
Asheville, NC$62,460-33.4%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$62,430-33.4%
Winston-Salem, NC$62,260-33.6%
Alexandria, LA$62,030-33.9%
Spartanburg, SC$61,920-34.0%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$61,300-34.6%
Greenville, NC$61,220-34.7%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$61,210-34.7%
Columbia, MO$61,170-34.8%
Anniston-Oxford, AL$61,140-34.8%
Lafayette, LA$60,820-35.2%
Ocala, FL$60,470-35.5%
Hinesville, GA$60,150-35.9%
Michigan City-La Porte, IN$60,100-35.9%
Abilene, TX$59,980-36.0%
Sebring, FL$59,890-36.1%
Hammond, LA$59,400-36.7%
Goldsboro, NC$59,390-36.7%
Homosassa Springs, FL$59,240-36.8%
Athens-Clarke County, GA$58,850-37.3%
Naples-Marco Island, FL$58,610-37.5%
Sebastian-Vero Beach-West Vero Corridor, FL$58,410-37.7%
Tallahassee, FL$58,410-37.7%
Lake Charles, LA$58,240-37.9%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$58,090-38.1%
Victoria, TX$58,030-38.1%
Topeka, KS$57,700-38.5%
Hattiesburg, MS$57,420-38.8%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$57,220-39.0%
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS$57,060-39.2%
Jefferson City, MO$56,870-39.4%
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH$56,710-39.5%
Sumter, SC$56,500-39.8%
Terre Haute, IN$56,320-40.0%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$56,270-40.0%
Texarkana, TX-AR$55,950-40.3%
Valdosta, GA$55,520-40.8%
Florence, SC$55,320-41.0%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$52,540-44.0%
Daphne-Fairhope-Foley, AL$50,700-45.9%
Columbus, GA-AL$50,080-46.6%
Joplin, MO-KS$49,200-47.5%
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux, LA$48,270-48.5%
Albuquerque, NM$47,480-49.4%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.