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Detectives and Criminal Investigators in United States
$93,790median, a year
$99,430mean (average), a year
114,430people employed in this job here
$55,390
median $93,790
$160,540
The bar runs from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the darker part is the middle half of earners.
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The spread
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How pay for this job is spread here: higher means more people earn around that amount, and the darker middle is the middle half of earners. The dots are BLS's published 10th, 25th, median, 75th and 90th percentiles; the curve between them is our smooth estimate. Hover or tap a dot for its figure.
Where this job pays most
Median a year by state, from lower to higher pay as in the key below. Hover or tap a state for its figure. Living costs differ too, so a higher wage is not always more to spend.
- AL, Alabama, median $66,290
- AK, Alaska, median $114,940
- AZ, Arizona, median $102,340
- AR, Arkansas, median $54,500
- CA, California, median $124,840
- CO, Colorado, median $105,480
- CT, Connecticut, median $95,240
- DE, Delaware, median $122,050
- DC, District of Columbia, median $160,760
- FL, Florida, median $77,060
- GA, Georgia, median $65,430
- HI, Hawaii, median $113,940
- ID, Idaho, median $72,520
- IL, Illinois, median $91,190
- IN, Indiana, median $70,340
- IA, Iowa, median $79,560
- KS, Kansas, median $75,740
- KY, Kentucky, median $71,670
- LA, Louisiana, median $60,450
- ME, Maine, median $88,310
- MD, Maryland, median $126,730
- MA, Massachusetts, median $110,150
- MI, Michigan, median $90,650
- MN, Minnesota, median $80,000
- MS, Mississippi, median $58,640
- MO, Missouri, median $75,650
- MT, Montana, median $92,410
- NE, Nebraska, median $100,530
- NV, Nevada, median $94,470
- NH, New Hampshire, median $89,290
- NJ, New Jersey, median $116,300
- NM, New Mexico, median $86,840
- NY, New York, median $101,240
- NC, North Carolina, median $63,280
- ND, North Dakota, median $82,290
- OH, Ohio, median $79,300
- OK, Oklahoma, median $80,430
- OR, Oregon, median $107,450
- PA, Pennsylvania, median $97,580
- RI, Rhode Island, median $88,450
- SC, South Carolina, median $62,760
- SD, South Dakota, median $77,730
- TN, Tennessee, median $77,090
- TX, Texas, median $90,510
- UT, Utah, median $78,920
- VT, Vermont, median $106,330
- VA, Virginia, median $112,760
- WA, Washington, median $115,790
- WV, West Virginia, median $92,410
- WI, Wisconsin, median $91,040
- WY, Wyoming, median $81,880
- PR, Puerto Rico, median $70,760
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