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Private Detectives and Investigators Salary by City
Private Detectives and Investigators Salary by City (2024)
157 metro areas · National average: $56,931 · Source: BLS OEWS May 2024
The table below shows Private Detectives and Investigators salaries across 157 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
San Francisco, CA $79,920
$75,400
$47,650
$117,670
Portland, OR $79,500
$79,110
$45,350
$113,210
Washington, DC $79,050
$62,190
$40,530
$152,080
Salem, OR $77,290
$79,550
$50,060
$93,620
Seattle, WA $76,610
$69,550
$44,740
$108,810
Charlotte, NC $76,510
$74,720
$42,020
$100,020
San Jose, CA $76,130
$69,500
$48,480
$114,450
Baltimore, MD $76,060
$60,450
$41,250
$132,330
Chicago, IL $74,840
$77,680
$44,100
$99,500
Minneapolis, MN $73,740
$76,730
$43,230
$102,560
Phoenix, AZ $73,660
$75,230
$39,770
$110,850
New York, NY $73,340
$59,840
$44,200
$113,220
Lexington Park, MD $73,210
$80,060
$48,120
$80,060
Las Vegas, NV $72,120
$47,550
$40,250
$187,200
Richmond, VA $70,660
$63,580
$37,560
$105,700
Syracuse, NY $70,120
$69,120
$39,850
$110,520
Boston, MA $68,640
$60,280
$41,970
$126,400
Kiryas Joel, NY $67,310
$50,060
$41,930
$101,710
Philadelphia, PA $67,170
$51,610
$40,000
$106,200
Bridgeport, CT $67,090
$73,530
$39,090
$92,260
Reno, NV $66,730
$45,020
$40,410
$129,920
Vallejo, CA $66,510
$58,250
$43,310
$125,070
Hartford, CT $66,330
$73,530
$39,520
$91,470
Burlington, VT $66,110
$67,520
$41,680
$88,460
Los Angeles, CA $65,720
$59,950
$42,660
$96,780
San Diego, CA $64,360
$59,840
$42,850
$98,640
Anchorage, AK $64,320
$58,880
$40,090
$100,080
Tyler, TX $63,980
$60,450
$32,710
$94,320
Miami, FL $63,800
$50,860
$35,790
$112,680
Manchester, NH $63,600
$65,260
$42,500
$79,550
Dallas, TX $63,330
$54,080
$36,410
$109,940
Jefferson City, MO $62,880
$68,330
$43,310
$68,330
Denver, CO $62,780
$59,040
$43,300
$89,160
Rochester, NY $62,520
$55,500
$39,590
$101,870
New Haven, CT $62,060
$57,770
$39,070
$85,010
Harrisburg, PA $61,910
$51,850
$41,090
$90,890
Buffalo, NY $61,860
$47,860
$40,260
$96,750
Des Moines, IA $61,610
$47,060
$38,780
$105,450
Ogden, UT $61,090
$57,980
$39,250
$89,010
Stockton, CA $61,020
$59,640
$42,180
$84,300
Riverside, CA $60,980
$57,680
$41,520
$79,190
Albany, NY $60,950
$48,600
$38,970
$104,190
Knoxville, TN $60,860
$48,930
$36,330
$105,270
Waterbury, CT $60,850
$61,850
$39,520
$84,230
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $60,470
$49,920
$40,290
$101,130
Nashville, TN $60,300
$46,610
$38,550
$106,710
Spokane, WA $60,280
$57,650
$37,930
$82,360
Crestview, FL $59,690
$54,720
$35,350
$87,400
Jackson, MS $59,530
$42,400
$33,300
$121,130
San Antonio, TX $59,510
$51,080
$36,140
$103,280
Peoria, IL $59,480
$53,440
$36,410
$89,780
Chattanooga, TN $59,460
$45,920
$36,410
$118,680
Springfield, MA $59,460
$46,570
$38,410
$110,220
Cincinnati, OH $59,390
$56,660
$36,420
$96,570
Myrtle Beach, SC $59,340
$50,530
$40,620
$89,740
Salt Lake City, UT $59,270
$55,970
$38,660
$85,120
Montgomery, AL $59,260
$50,240
$36,570
$95,180
Trenton, NJ $59,240
$55,230
$40,160
$95,350
Austin, TX $59,220
$51,820
$37,310
$100,090
Columbia, SC $58,970
$46,580
$36,670
$100,240
Oxnard, CA $58,900
$57,130
$40,780
$73,530
Greenville, NC $58,760
$57,590
$36,950
$60,840
Detroit, MI $58,620
$50,630
$36,640
$88,410
Sacramento, CA $58,430
$51,650
$34,550
$88,440
Madison, WI $58,370
$52,530
$38,030
$89,500
Cleveland, OH $58,160
$57,030
$36,230
$72,870
Davenport, IA $58,070
$55,050
$37,950
$72,630
Providence, RI $58,050
$51,610
$38,000
$79,940
Modesto, CA $57,930
$51,560
$41,630
$97,420
Port St. Lucie, FL $57,750
$48,380
$35,880
$89,440
Deltona, FL $57,710
$52,360
$35,880
$82,610
Pittsburgh, PA $57,650
$50,390
$39,220
$76,460
Atlanta, GA $57,620
$44,590
$38,350
$100,650
Visalia, CA $57,190
$45,710
$39,070
$92,390
Akron, OH $57,110
$53,190
$36,570
$81,860
Bakersfield, CA $57,050
$46,390
$40,310
$88,570
Urban Honolulu, HI $56,910
$44,390
$42,330
$83,380
Memphis, TN $56,470
$47,790
$36,290
$90,220
Allentown, PA $56,430
$51,220
$37,630
$88,360
Jacksonville, FL $56,380
$49,050
$31,440
$84,570
Indianapolis, IN $56,240
$47,430
$37,340
$83,400
Omaha, NE $56,000
$45,710
$39,920
$98,550
Fresno, CA $55,860
$48,880
$40,710
$87,140
Ocala, FL $55,660
$47,020
$36,410
$100,380
Birmingham, AL $55,570
$51,730
$36,300
$86,080
Reading, PA $55,540
$51,960
$41,530
$61,010
Beaumont, TX $55,220
$41,370
$35,050
$93,550
North Port, FL $54,730
$52,470
$28,060
$75,490
Corpus Christi, TX $54,660
$48,120
$35,920
$73,970
Colorado Springs, CO $54,650
$45,840
$40,400
$78,810
Provo, UT $54,620
$48,600
$37,440
$81,210
Columbus, OH $54,510
$46,810
$36,970
$81,720
Portland, ME $54,430
$53,770
$42,090
$72,710
Palm Bay, FL $54,170
$48,120
$35,360
$78,150
Houston, TX $54,090
$43,310
$35,880
$93,090
Scranton, PA $53,810
$48,430
$32,670
$72,310
Pensacola, FL $53,660
$45,900
$30,340
$82,520
Dayton, OH $53,510
$51,110
$36,420
$71,650
Greenville, SC $53,310
$50,530
$38,490
$77,320
Tampa, FL $53,230
$47,860
$31,710
$89,270
St. Louis, MO $53,210
$44,510
$38,050
$73,950
Charleston, SC $53,200
$43,860
$36,720
$98,220
Albuquerque, NM $53,170
$62,600
$36,020
$65,040
Tucson, AZ $53,120
$44,780
$38,200
$82,070
El Paso, TX $52,890
$42,100
$35,980
$81,600
Grand Rapids, MI $52,420
$41,500
$34,630
$89,810
Raleigh, NC $52,020
$43,230
$35,360
$76,180
Winston, NC $51,780
$41,410
$37,580
$59,730
Baton Rouge, LA $51,760
$47,700
$36,420
$73,910
Gulfport, MS $51,680
$53,540
$35,970
$64,860
Savannah, GA $51,570
$46,500
$38,830
$77,180
Lakeland, FL $51,480
$44,630
$36,410
$82,880
Gainesville, FL $51,470
$48,870
$35,890
$68,600
Cape Coral, FL $51,360
$45,510
$36,410
$76,120
Orlando, FL $51,320
$42,340
$35,360
$83,090
Panama City, FL $51,310
$48,380
$37,440
$67,680
Boise City, ID $50,460
$48,170
$38,620
$65,990
Kansas City, MO $50,440
$46,390
$36,860
$64,990
Virginia Beach, VA $50,370
$39,310
$34,800
$81,180
Tallahassee, FL $50,220
$44,910
$34,810
$81,660
Worcester, MA $50,100
$45,020
$39,280
$68,120
Evansville, IN $49,970
$45,400
$33,680
$75,920
Slidell, LA $49,940
$46,870
$35,820
$67,660
St. George, UT $49,550
$41,080
$36,090
$79,480
Fort Wayne, IN $49,350
$39,620
$37,000
$80,960
Tulsa, OK $49,200
$44,870
$37,570
$60,710
Gainesville, GA $48,950
$41,140
$37,160
$74,100
Oklahoma City, OK $48,860
$40,790
$36,660
$64,070
Lansing, MI $48,620
$38,280
$35,030
$83,850
New Orleans, LA $48,430
$42,890
$36,040
$71,600
Huntsville, AL $48,420
$40,900
$36,420
$63,200
Wichita, KS $48,200
$41,450
$33,140
$81,510
Lexington, KY $48,170
$45,290
$38,680
$67,250
Augusta, GA $47,790
$43,920
$36,180
$64,350
Ann Arbor, MI $47,520
$38,810
$35,660
$63,140
Durham, NC $47,490
$41,040
$36,530
$65,010
Milwaukee, WI $47,260
$39,670
$35,890
$65,380
Fayetteville, NC $47,070
$46,510
$36,420
$60,150
Toledo, OH $46,800
$39,080
$36,160
$64,730
Lubbock, TX $46,580
$39,510
$36,610
$61,600
McAllen, TX $46,500
$40,900
$32,930
$66,620
Little Rock, AR $46,350
$40,220
$36,420
$62,680
Fort Smith, AR $45,980
$44,910
$38,490
$60,590
Springfield, MO $45,690
$40,900
$37,600
$60,530
Greensboro, NC $45,440
$39,990
$35,960
$64,730
Lewiston, ME $45,380
$41,250
$39,770
$53,720
Killeen, TX $44,870
$38,490
$33,180
$60,840
Columbus, GA $44,850
$38,010
$36,820
$58,250
Huntington, WV $44,740
$40,130
$36,410
$62,170
Charleston, WV $44,680
$46,820
$19,600
$73,690
Wilmington, NC $44,590
$37,680
$27,930
$69,540
Mobile, AL $43,700
$38,490
$30,500
$60,150
Lafayette, LA $43,070
$42,100
$28,930
$54,730
Shreveport, LA $42,020
$38,970
$20,510
$57,360
Lake Charles, LA $40,550
$39,520
$20,800
$52,560
Hickory, NC $39,570
$36,550
$27,720
$55,190
San Juan, PR $37,570
$43,180
$19,760
$45,970
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2024
.
All wage figures are annual.
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