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Detectives and Criminal Investigators Salary by City
Detectives and Criminal Investigators Salary by City (2024)
280 metro areas · National average: $90,508 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Detectives and Criminal Investigators salaries across 280 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
Brunswick, GA $146,000
$155,110
$69,770
$173,100
Washington, DC $144,050
$153,340
$88,340
$191,880
San Jose, CA $141,960
$156,890
$97,030
$186,050
Oxnard, CA $138,340
$143,250
$80,910
$190,380
San Francisco, CA $135,250
$125,300
$96,410
$191,880
Hagerstown, MD $133,380
$157,270
$54,350
$186,760
Anchorage, AK $130,370
$124,400
$73,410
$184,950
Baltimore, MD $129,330
$125,630
$70,360
$186,760
Urban Honolulu, HI $128,870
$118,580
$99,720
$170,680
Seattle, WA $128,720
$122,450
$91,480
$173,680
Springfield, MA $128,650
$109,310
$78,250
$184,480
Santa Maria, CA $127,330
$129,370
$75,480
$165,320
Bellingham, WA $126,620
$120,080
$100,610
$173,680
Los Angeles, CA $126,210
$127,980
$82,250
$175,340
Portland, OR $124,580
$121,530
$94,470
$171,480
Riverside, CA $124,200
$126,380
$82,310
$157,400
Salinas, CA $124,120
$129,880
$79,990
$187,700
Stockton, CA $121,830
$114,420
$71,030
$191,880
Bremerton, WA $121,690
$113,590
$86,720
$183,330
Ann Arbor, MI $120,480
$105,930
$79,770
$175,800
Boston, MA $119,960
$111,460
$76,560
$180,090
San Diego, CA $119,830
$118,830
$77,740
$166,840
Vallejo, CA $116,530
$104,220
$88,430
$166,250
El Centro, CA $115,410
$121,330
$80,750
$130,600
Miami, FL $114,880
$113,800
$62,580
$174,390
Spokane, WA $114,500
$107,580
$86,850
$155,580
Santa Cruz, CA $114,340
$107,060
$74,920
$151,590
New York, NY $114,030
$106,540
$62,290
$177,150
Bakersfield, CA $113,790
$100,030
$90,060
$152,190
Kiryas Joel, NY $113,790
$111,860
$72,740
$135,160
Great Falls, MT $113,290
$126,800
$62,090
$159,410
Denver, CO $113,210
$108,360
$75,270
$167,650
Detroit, MI $112,860
$98,340
$80,140
$175,800
Trenton, NJ $112,820
$107,290
$75,440
$172,100
New Haven, CT $112,620
$96,700
$81,310
$182,230
Worcester, MA $112,530
$99,440
$71,840
$170,350
Grand Rapids, MI $112,490
$96,740
$80,140
$159,410
Sioux Falls, SD $112,430
$105,790
$66,100
$163,720
Fresno, CA $112,370
$104,980
$77,670
$158,390
Santa Rosa, CA $112,340
$110,530
$51,680
$176,990
Eugene, OR $111,290
$93,540
$89,940
$163,720
Kennewick, WA $111,160
$103,940
$73,970
$150,800
Sacramento, CA $111,010
$109,830
$66,450
$152,780
Philadelphia, PA $110,980
$98,740
$70,850
$161,200
Manchester, NH $110,460
$96,830
$80,650
$180,090
Reno, NV $110,080
$98,890
$77,650
$155,500
Redding, CA $109,330
$96,880
$77,770
$152,190
Omaha, NE $108,370
$103,040
$66,190
$160,950
Fort Collins, CO $107,280
$99,090
$70,510
$162,860
Flint, MI $107,190
$96,740
$73,560
$166,300
Missoula, MT $106,940
$98,470
$60,900
$159,410
Burlington, VT $106,810
$106,270
$60,880
$153,570
Roanoke, VA $105,580
$106,810
$61,380
$155,110
Mobile, AL $104,530
$107,240
$42,510
$159,410
Chicago, IL $104,140
$102,370
$55,710
$168,330
Cheyenne, WY $104,120
$90,330
$63,200
$155,110
San Angelo, TX $103,960
$95,640
$46,530
$177,440
Houston, TX $103,930
$86,440
$51,720
$188,820
Allentown, PA $103,590
$95,920
$70,510
$177,150
Atlantic City, NJ $103,540
$100,470
$57,050
$165,940
Las Vegas, NV $103,340
$95,590
$61,640
$153,900
Watertown, NY $103,020
$104,330
$89,860
$117,890
Barnstable Town, MA $102,850
$99,580
$81,600
$129,150
Sierra Vista, AZ $102,840
$106,230
$73,840
$115,070
Rockford, IL $102,590
$105,380
$57,800
$149,090
Milwaukee, WI $102,490
$98,970
$68,870
$144,160
Grand Forks, ND $102,230
$86,240
$55,560
$197,020
Buffalo, NY $102,050
$96,040
$59,740
$157,480
Tucson, AZ $101,880
$106,230
$63,070
$144,730
Sandusky, OH $101,670
$104,330
$86,940
$110,140
Salem, OR $101,640
$94,330
$63,060
$132,400
Lexington, KY $100,920
$94,780
$58,480
$163,720
Phoenix, AZ $100,360
$94,970
$58,330
$162,010
Jacksonville, FL $100,350
$75,630
$59,430
$168,040
York, PA $100,350
$94,070
$63,510
$162,200
Grand Junction, CO $100,290
$95,490
$66,160
$146,490
Huntsville, AL $100,200
$90,010
$38,040
$174,740
Cleveland, OH $100,110
$86,250
$60,040
$166,500
Rochester, NY $100,000
$107,810
$62,760
$139,730
Charleston, SC $99,980
$77,440
$52,070
$168,040
Bowling Green, KY $99,790
$80,710
$40,900
$159,410
Pittsburgh, PA $99,530
$85,430
$65,020
$160,370
El Paso, TX $99,290
$107,240
$55,560
$137,860
Erie, PA $98,890
$105,020
$62,340
$113,910
State College, PA $98,760
$102,950
$72,240
$118,790
Albany, NY $98,670
$106,110
$63,100
$124,860
Bridgeport, CT $98,570
$97,530
$84,330
$105,470
Richmond, VA $98,430
$88,500
$64,400
$152,880
Lincoln, NE $98,300
$99,090
$58,080
$150,800
Virginia Beach, VA $98,230
$91,960
$55,340
$157,290
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $98,200
$91,950
$54,100
$155,110
St. George, UT $98,190
$87,760
$37,400
$159,410
Dallas, TX $98,070
$84,980
$49,020
$173,180
Greeley, CO $97,680
$94,270
$64,570
$143,710
Madison, WI $97,680
$101,690
$77,440
$109,780
St. Louis, MO $97,410
$86,200
$55,580
$158,830
Las Cruces, NM $97,270
$104,330
$65,120
$107,240
Tampa, FL $97,270
$91,400
$52,850
$155,110
Providence, RI $96,960
$88,780
$76,670
$146,020
Boulder, CO $96,870
$104,400
$71,580
$118,250
Hartford, CT $96,720
$95,650
$73,230
$112,870
Reading, PA $96,680
$96,150
$91,210
$115,850
Brownsville, TX $96,520
$107,240
$60,690
$110,140
Green Bay, WI $96,440
$91,410
$71,160
$146,490
Norwich, CT $96,280
$91,600
$75,890
$122,470
Laredo, TX $96,180
$96,320
$64,360
$111,380
Portland, ME $95,990
$78,360
$65,920
$170,350
Syracuse, NY $95,760
$95,550
$60,880
$134,430
Utica, NY $95,650
$96,480
$62,770
$121,320
Dayton, OH $95,370
$82,700
$60,850
$156,370
Charlottesville, VA $95,240
$91,380
$60,310
$135,970
Cincinnati, OH $95,090
$81,410
$56,960
$159,100
Billings, MT $95,060
$76,060
$59,220
$150,800
Boise City, ID $94,570
$89,540
$60,340
$155,110
Waterbury, CT $94,360
$95,420
$91,040
$96,980
McAllen, TX $94,260
$104,330
$50,530
$113,030
Springfield, IL $94,100
$90,690
$59,990
$137,860
Lancaster, PA $93,990
$96,920
$76,270
$106,290
Bangor, ME $93,830
$85,230
$57,970
$142,190
Vineland, NJ $93,630
$100,470
$65,720
$112,370
Minneapolis, MN $93,550
$84,340
$60,380
$145,370
Port St. Lucie, FL $93,500
$75,920
$46,450
$165,190
Kansas City, MO $93,450
$91,620
$56,290
$153,150
Lansing, MI $93,450
$84,660
$80,140
$121,450
Palm Bay, FL $93,140
$72,300
$42,810
$160,470
Salt Lake City, UT $92,540
$80,760
$48,960
$155,110
Lynchburg, VA $92,480
$97,090
$60,950
$121,050
Yuma, AZ $92,280
$95,640
$61,960
$107,240
Pensacola, FL $92,230
$78,460
$46,700
$155,110
Ogden, UT $92,210
$77,440
$48,670
$159,410
Colorado Springs, CO $92,170
$80,830
$65,090
$141,290
Kalamazoo, MI $91,790
$85,800
$76,520
$146,490
Corpus Christi, TX $90,950
$81,880
$46,530
$155,880
Modesto, CA $90,930
$86,050
$49,000
$128,480
Knoxville, TN $90,910
$75,850
$57,240
$150,800
Chattanooga, TN $90,830
$70,520
$51,170
$155,110
Racine, WI $90,710
$90,420
$81,930
$95,520
New Orleans, LA $90,650
$69,190
$54,410
$159,410
Pueblo, CO $90,530
$92,420
$66,170
$104,470
Kingston, NY $90,300
$86,600
$70,720
$112,700
Jacksonville, NC $90,240
$90,690
$57,650
$133,560
Kenosha, WI $90,220
$92,910
$88,550
$92,910
Rapid City, SD $89,790
$77,440
$58,430
$130,980
Scranton, PA $89,780
$81,480
$58,950
$133,560
Birmingham, AL $89,550
$76,580
$43,990
$160,910
Davenport, IA $89,510
$81,050
$47,250
$157,560
Appleton, WI $89,440
$91,680
$78,080
$100,570
Nashville, TN $89,220
$75,420
$59,950
$149,980
Olympia, WA $89,000
$86,200
$72,540
$105,300
Columbus, OH $88,880
$77,940
$57,510
$143,750
Charlotte, NC $88,810
$69,530
$52,700
$158,350
Memphis, TN $88,760
$77,960
$48,220
$146,490
Fayetteville, NC $88,750
$78,020
$53,470
$139,360
Binghamton, NY $88,530
$83,270
$56,850
$124,860
Kingsport, TN $88,150
$70,520
$56,630
$150,800
Fargo, ND $87,890
$86,160
$51,890
$142,190
Akron, OH $87,770
$73,900
$61,530
$153,000
Oklahoma City, OK $87,650
$80,080
$55,090
$129,250
Duluth, MN $87,230
$76,500
$61,220
$113,030
Indianapolis, IN $87,030
$78,550
$46,640
$152,170
Cape Coral, FL $86,880
$77,210
$59,430
$142,190
Tulsa, OK $86,810
$77,440
$51,000
$146,490
Jackson, TN $86,720
$74,680
$58,010
$146,490
Des Moines, IA $86,190
$79,640
$55,290
$143,230
Johnson City, TN $85,970
$74,600
$44,190
$151,720
San Antonio, TX $85,970
$82,910
$49,420
$148,570
Wausau, WI $85,860
$88,610
$81,440
$91,740
Eagle Pass, TX $85,740
$89,860
$55,560
$107,240
Harrisburg, PA $85,590
$76,750
$56,600
$129,900
Eau Claire, WI $85,080
$77,450
$70,530
$100,570
Tyler, TX $85,010
$70,340
$42,990
$155,110
Flagstaff, AZ $84,920
$78,600
$61,310
$137,860
Youngstown, OH $84,550
$80,120
$55,390
$110,490
Wichita, KS $84,420
$87,410
$55,120
$113,030
Savannah, GA $84,310
$65,800
$39,710
$150,800
Orlando, FL $84,250
$67,100
$44,990
$155,110
Greenville, SC $83,800
$59,230
$53,080
$155,110
Saginaw, MI $83,750
$80,140
$71,770
$107,830
Springfield, MO $83,300
$64,680
$46,180
$155,110
Midland, TX $83,140
$72,430
$55,560
$129,250
Sherman, TX $82,820
$73,330
$50,920
$163,820
Champaign, IL $82,660
$73,480
$57,270
$97,380
Crestview, FL $82,010
$67,840
$58,190
$137,860
Waco, TX $81,950
$75,270
$48,480
$150,800
Gulfport, MS $81,940
$57,740
$46,260
$146,490
Hammond, LA $81,690
$42,640
$30,750
$198,970
Raleigh, NC $81,270
$69,620
$60,890
$139,360
Evansville, IN $81,170
$79,690
$46,900
$108,700
Greensboro, NC $81,170
$63,680
$49,490
$150,800
Battle Creek, MI $81,160
$81,490
$57,150
$96,740
Clarksville, TN $81,090
$69,520
$58,440
$124,710
Austin, TX $80,700
$77,470
$47,040
$116,150
Gainesville, FL $80,550
$67,010
$48,620
$142,190
Glens Falls, NY $80,390
$79,680
$54,080
$112,700
Rochester, MN $80,330
$77,460
$52,460
$106,300
Panama City, FL $80,070
$65,140
$52,710
$143,400
Pocatello, ID $79,850
$71,250
$69,410
$96,990
Toledo, OH $79,820
$76,110
$58,760
$107,270
Punta Gorda, FL $79,750
$75,680
$57,720
$148,450
Fayetteville, AR $79,650
$63,030
$53,310
$155,110
Elkhart, IN $79,360
$77,570
$68,300
$99,990
Visalia, CA $79,110
$88,030
$46,900
$111,960
Coeur d'Alene, ID $79,030
$74,930
$44,660
$134,470
Columbia, SC $78,680
$66,440
$51,470
$146,490
Montgomery, AL $78,640
$69,320
$46,890
$133,560
Fort Wayne, IN $78,520
$75,700
$57,170
$111,990
San Juan, PR $78,380
$63,250
$38,130
$146,490
Wilmington, NC $78,360
$62,210
$55,840
$150,800
Little Rock, AR $78,250
$56,780
$47,400
$155,110
Santa Fe, NM $77,700
$77,130
$49,870
$92,310
Twin Falls, ID $77,570
$79,850
$68,490
$89,980
Lubbock, TX $76,610
$71,490
$42,070
$101,930
Atlanta, GA $76,580
$65,320
$42,370
$138,400
Bismarck, ND $76,560
$61,920
$47,530
$123,000
Myrtle Beach, SC $76,160
$70,420
$58,990
$85,040
St. Cloud, MN $75,840
$70,680
$53,660
$102,040
Peoria, IL $75,730
$78,780
$38,190
$117,270
South Bend, IN $75,590
$76,540
$50,130
$83,630
North Port, FL $75,030
$62,460
$49,780
$142,190
Augusta, GA $74,990
$60,010
$48,000
$133,560
Lafayette, IN $74,580
$78,880
$62,470
$78,880
Blacksburg, VA $74,180
$66,370
$52,710
$114,110
Jackson, MS $74,030
$61,350
$40,490
$142,190
Amarillo, TX $73,480
$67,000
$42,990
$142,190
Prescott Valley, AZ $73,180
$74,800
$49,140
$95,630
Asheville, NC $73,070
$61,770
$51,450
$112,320
Slidell, LA $72,800
$55,960
$33,600
$149,780
Beaumont, TX $72,560
$62,620
$42,990
$115,940
Shreveport, LA $72,520
$56,280
$43,090
$137,680
Albany, GA $72,400
$69,280
$43,630
$130,980
Columbus, GA $72,220
$50,580
$35,160
$154,790
Greenville, NC $71,640
$68,400
$50,310
$92,610
Durham, NC $71,560
$65,240
$61,440
$81,280
Macon, GA $71,440
$65,320
$53,330
$85,290
Jefferson City, MO $71,020
$54,940
$36,920
$150,800
Killeen, TX $70,930
$60,120
$42,300
$108,700
Warner Robins, GA $70,790
$66,580
$52,830
$95,640
Baton Rouge, LA $69,840
$59,780
$45,770
$112,730
Daphne, AL $69,840
$69,350
$50,570
$89,020
Texarkana, TX $69,630
$59,150
$43,280
$146,490
Albuquerque, NM $69,390
$48,040
$48,040
$134,970
Hinesville, GA $69,120
$56,480
$46,000
$108,700
Lakeland, FL $68,790
$69,330
$53,100
$91,590
Gainesville, GA $68,480
$66,760
$55,740
$74,500
Sebastian, FL $67,900
$66,910
$55,390
$87,920
Florence, SC $67,850
$51,750
$48,460
$142,190
Lake Charles, LA $67,800
$60,060
$39,320
$110,140
College Station, TX $67,310
$75,480
$43,000
$91,900
Auburn, AL $66,860
$69,320
$49,020
$75,900
Victoria, TX $65,360
$58,720
$50,530
$69,450
Abilene, TX $64,770
$56,510
$42,990
$101,440
Lafayette, LA $64,590
$56,340
$42,360
$90,690
Terre Haute, IN $64,260
$57,280
$47,960
$83,670
Goldsboro, NC $64,060
$54,990
$49,160
$75,930
Odessa, TX $63,670
$59,980
$49,060
$84,060
Ocala, FL $63,650
$58,820
$39,690
$95,190
Hattiesburg, MS $63,310
$49,990
$44,160
$75,240
Tallahassee, FL $63,130
$57,900
$36,050
$102,030
Winston, NC $62,680
$57,880
$42,220
$85,670
Morristown, TN $61,940
$58,250
$49,650
$90,200
Farmington, NM $61,810
$64,580
$45,610
$73,410
Rocky Mount, NC $61,620
$64,480
$54,640
$68,780
Hickory, NC $61,500
$58,640
$51,210
$78,020
Columbia, MO $61,330
$61,900
$48,690
$72,640
Naples, FL $61,200
$59,300
$45,860
$77,390
Michigan City, IN $61,140
$64,430
$46,240
$72,210
Alexandria, LA $60,880
$53,330
$39,050
$104,110
Longview, TX $60,670
$56,100
$46,530
$72,210
Deltona, FL $60,430
$55,960
$48,410
$71,410
Burlington, NC $60,010
$63,870
$46,290
$67,730
Sebring, FL $59,380
$52,660
$50,950
$68,220
Wichita Falls, TX $58,900
$52,250
$41,340
$92,750
Topeka, KS $58,890
$54,020
$38,880
$80,940
Monroe, LA $58,190
$65,660
$38,450
$73,300
Sumter, SC $57,230
$53,480
$48,810
$64,050
Athens, GA $57,150
$54,820
$43,040
$82,300
Provo, UT $54,400
$48,670
$39,100
$78,410
Houma, LA $53,100
$48,340
$39,320
$75,130
Joplin, MO $52,510
$49,780
$43,110
$66,450
Valdosta, GA $52,270
$49,150
$46,370
$56,590
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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