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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

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




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ 890 27.32 37.98 $37.65 $78,310
Laredo, TX 1,290 12.36 17.18 $38.14 $79,340
El Centro, CA 620 10.52 14.63 $40.76 $84,780
Las Cruces, NM 580 8.11 11.28 $40.23 $83,680
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 800 5.76 8.00 $40.62 $84,500
El Paso, TX 1,690 5.37 7.47 $40.63 $84,500
Brunswick, GA 200 4.78 6.65 $57.16 $118,890
Tucson, AZ 1,710 4.55 6.33 $40.26 $83,730
Bellingham, WA 280 3.08 4.29 $49.50 $102,960
Tallahassee, FL 450 2.59 3.60 $26.10 $54,280




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 110 0.35 0.48 $60.50 $125,850
Anchorage, AK 70 0.40 0.56 $58.83 $122,370
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 3,770 0.60 0.84 $58.72 $122,130
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 700 0.28 0.40 $58.70 $122,100
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 4,890 1.54 2.14 $58.21 $121,070
Brunswick, GA 200 4.78 6.65 $57.16 $118,890
Urban Honolulu, HI 360 0.78 1.09 $54.66 $113,690
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 40 0.22 0.30 $53.22 $110,700
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA 700 0.35 0.49 $52.86 $109,950
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA 330 0.29 0.40 $52.06 $108,280

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,510 9.93 13.80 $35.58 $74,000
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,350 22.22 30.89 $38.12 $79,280
Arizona nonmetropolitan area 890 9.70 13.48 $38.90 $80,910
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 670 4.08 5.68 (8) (8)
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 380 1.87 2.60 $33.70 $70,100

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,350 22.22 30.89 $38.12 $79,280
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,510 9.93 13.80 $35.58 $74,000
Arizona nonmetropolitan area 890 9.70 13.48 $38.90 $80,910
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 670 4.08 5.68 (8) (8)
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 340 2.32 3.22 $41.21 $85,710

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 60 0.58 0.81 $44.08 $91,680
Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area 40 0.28 0.39 $43.66 $90,820
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 60 0.52 0.73 $42.73 $88,890
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area 70 1.51 2.10 $42.12 $87,610
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 340 2.32 3.22 $41.21 $85,710


About May 2019 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2019 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2019 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: July 6, 2020