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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2019
33-3021 Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Conduct investigations related to suspected violations of federal, state, or local laws to prevent or solve crimes. Excludes “Private Detectives and Investigators” (33-9021).
National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation
National estimates for this occupation:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
105,620 |
0.4 % |
$41.36 |
$86,030 |
0.5 % |
Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$21.57 |
$28.31 |
$39.99 |
$51.47 |
$66.91 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$44,860 |
$58,890 |
$83,170 |
$107,050 |
$139,180 |
Industry profile for this occupation:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
42,860 |
0.77 |
$35.76 |
$74,370 |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
40,730 |
2.03 |
$51.51 |
$107,150 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
21,080 |
0.97 |
$33.15 |
$68,950 |
Postal Service (federal government) |
490 |
0.08 |
$48.63 |
$101,140 |
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals |
110 |
0.04 |
$32.91 |
$68,450 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
40,730 |
2.03 |
$51.51 |
$107,150 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
21,080 |
0.97 |
$33.15 |
$68,950 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
42,860 |
0.77 |
$35.76 |
$74,370 |
Postal Service (federal government) |
490 |
0.08 |
$48.63 |
$101,140 |
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals |
110 |
0.04 |
$32.91 |
$68,450 |
Top paying industries for this occupation:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) |
40,730 |
2.03 |
$51.51 |
$107,150 |
Postal Service (federal government) |
490 |
0.08 |
$48.63 |
$101,140 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
42,860 |
0.77 |
$35.76 |
$74,370 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
(8) |
(8) |
$33.38 |
$69,440 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) |
21,080 |
0.97 |
$33.15 |
$68,950 |
Geographic profile for this occupation:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Texas |
16,810 |
1.35 |
1.88 |
$38.22 |
$79,490 |
California |
11,810 |
0.68 |
0.94 |
$51.81 |
$107,760 |
New York |
9,010 |
0.95 |
1.32 |
$44.52 |
$92,600 |
Florida |
6,890 |
0.78 |
1.09 |
$36.65 |
$76,220 |
Arizona |
5,690 |
1.99 |
2.76 |
$40.22 |
$83,650 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New Mexico |
1,720 |
2.09 |
2.90 |
$37.10 |
$77,170 |
Arizona |
5,690 |
1.99 |
2.76 |
$40.22 |
$83,650 |
Texas |
16,810 |
1.35 |
1.88 |
$38.22 |
$79,490 |
Montana |
450 |
0.96 |
1.34 |
$39.05 |
$81,220 |
New York |
9,010 |
0.95 |
1.32 |
$44.52 |
$92,600 |
Top paying States for this occupation:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Alaska |
100 |
0.33 |
0.46 |
$54.53 |
$113,420 |
Hawaii |
450 |
0.72 |
1.00 |
$52.56 |
$109,320 |
California |
11,810 |
0.68 |
0.94 |
$51.81 |
$107,760 |
New Jersey |
3,440 |
0.84 |
1.17 |
$49.74 |
$103,460 |
Massachusetts |
1,390 |
0.38 |
0.53 |
$49.21 |
$102,350 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
7,990 |
0.83 |
1.15 |
$48.34 |
$100,550 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
4,890 |
1.54 |
2.14 |
$58.21 |
$121,070 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
3,770 |
0.60 |
0.84 |
$58.72 |
$122,130 |
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
3,040 |
2.03 |
2.82 |
$48.45 |
$100,790 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
2,490 |
0.53 |
0.74 |
$42.74 |
$88,890 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
2,190 |
0.83 |
1.15 |
$44.55 |
$92,670 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,110 |
0.77 |
1.07 |
$33.47 |
$69,620 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,920 |
0.67 |
0.93 |
$44.98 |
$93,560 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,900 |
0.62 |
0.86 |
$45.84 |
$95,340 |
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,730 |
0.47 |
0.66 |
$42.66 |
$88,740 |
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