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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2020
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 Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Industry profile for Detectives and Criminal Investigators
Geographic profile for Detectives and Criminal Investigators
National estimates for Detectives and Criminal Investigators:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Detectives and Criminal Investigators:
Employment (1) |
Employment RSE (3) |
Mean hourly wage |
Mean annual wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
105,980 |
0.4 % |
$ 42.93 |
$ 89,300 |
0.9 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Detectives and Criminal Investigators:
Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50% (Median) |
75% |
90% |
Hourly Wage |
$ 22.13 |
$ 28.66 |
$ 41.80 |
$ 53.80 |
$ 70.19 |
Annual Wage (2) |
$ 46,020 |
$ 59,620 |
$ 86,940 |
$ 111,900 |
$ 146,000 |
Industry profile for Detectives and Criminal Investigators:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Detectives and Criminal Investigators are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Detectives and Criminal Investigators, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Detectives and Criminal Investigators:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
41,630 |
0.77 |
$ 37.08 |
$ 77,120 |
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) |
41,270 |
1.98 |
$ 53.79 |
$ 111,880 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
22,120 |
1.01 |
$ 33.69 |
$ 70,070 |
Postal Service (federal government) |
480 |
0.08 |
$ 50.15 |
$ 104,300 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
350 |
0.01 |
$ 34.81 |
$ 72,410 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Detectives and Criminal Investigators:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) |
41,270 |
1.98 |
$ 53.79 |
$ 111,880 |
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
22,120 |
1.01 |
$ 33.69 |
$ 70,070 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
41,630 |
0.77 |
$ 37.08 |
$ 77,120 |
Postal Service (federal government) |
480 |
0.08 |
$ 50.15 |
$ 104,300 |
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals |
80 |
0.03 |
$ 39.31 |
$ 81,770 |
Top paying industries for Detectives and Criminal Investigators:
Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation) |
41,270 |
1.98 |
$ 53.79 |
$ 111,880 |
Postal Service (federal government) |
480 |
0.08 |
$ 50.15 |
$ 104,300 |
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals |
80 |
0.03 |
$ 39.31 |
$ 81,770 |
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation) |
41,630 |
0.77 |
$ 37.08 |
$ 77,120 |
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools |
350 |
0.01 |
$ 34.81 |
$ 72,410 |
Geographic profile for Detectives and Criminal Investigators:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Detectives and Criminal Investigators are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Detectives and Criminal Investigators, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Detectives and Criminal Investigators:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Texas |
17,400 |
1.44 |
1.89 |
$ 39.39 |
$ 81,920 |
California |
12,140 |
0.74 |
0.97 |
$ 53.60 |
$ 111,480 |
New York |
9,140 |
1.05 |
1.38 |
$ 46.63 |
$ 97,000 |
Florida |
6,700 |
0.79 |
1.04 |
$ 38.64 |
$ 80,360 |
Arizona |
5,700 |
2.01 |
2.64 |
$ 41.25 |
$ 85,790 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Detectives and Criminal Investigators:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
New Mexico |
1,650 |
2.09 |
2.75 |
$ 38.47 |
$ 80,010 |
Arizona |
5,700 |
2.01 |
2.64 |
$ 41.25 |
$ 85,790 |
Texas |
17,400 |
1.44 |
1.89 |
$ 39.39 |
$ 81,920 |
New York |
9,140 |
1.05 |
1.38 |
$ 46.63 |
$ 97,000 |
Maine |
550 |
0.96 |
1.26 |
$ 36.71 |
$ 76,360 |
Top paying states for Detectives and Criminal Investigators:
State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Alaska |
100 |
0.32 |
0.42 |
$ 60.74 |
$ 126,340 |
Maryland |
910 |
0.36 |
0.47 |
$ 54.57 |
$ 113,500 |
Hawaii |
430 |
0.74 |
0.97 |
$ 54.40 |
$ 113,150 |
California |
12,140 |
0.74 |
0.97 |
$ 53.60 |
$ 111,480 |
New Jersey |
3,150 |
0.83 |
1.09 |
$ 51.02 |
$ 106,120 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Detectives and Criminal Investigators:
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 |
7,750 |
0.88 |
1.15 |
$ 50.11 |
$ 104,230 |
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
4,850 |
1.61 |
2.11 |
$ 61.10 |
$ 127,090 |
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
3,890 |
0.67 |
0.88 |
$ 60.73 |
$ 126,320 |
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA |
3,120 |
2.23 |
2.93 |
$ 49.95 |
$ 103,900 |
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
2,270 |
0.52 |
0.68 |
$ 45.27 |
$ 94,160 |
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL |
2,220 |
0.88 |
1.16 |
$ 46.45 |
$ 96,610 |
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA |
2,140 |
0.81 |
1.07 |
$ 34.37 |
$ 71,490 |
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX |
1,910 |
0.64 |
0.85 |
$ 46.10 |
$ 95,880 |
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,910 |
0.71 |
0.93 |
$ 46.54 |
$ 96,800 |
El Paso, TX |
1,790 |
5.92 |
7.77 |
$ 42.56 |
$ 88,520 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Detectives and Criminal Investigators:
Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ |
910 |
28.88 |
37.91 |
$ 39.65 |
$ 82,480 |
Laredo, TX |
1,270 |
12.82 |
16.82 |
$ 40.35 |
$ 83,940 |
El Centro, CA |
690 |
12.01 |
15.77 |
$ 40.67 |
$ 84,600 |
Yuma, AZ |
650 |
10.68 |
14.02 |
$ 40.29 |
$ 83,810 |
Las Cruces, NM |
560 |
8.19 |
10.75 |
$ 41.36 |
$ 86,030 |
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX |
810 |
5.99 |
7.87 |
$ 42.33 |
$ 88,050 |
El Paso, TX |
1,790 |
5.92 |
7.77 |
$ 42.56 |
$ 88,520 |
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX |
1,420 |
5.48 |
7.19 |
(8) |
(8) |
Brunswick, GA |
190 |
4.87 |
6.40 |
$ 59.82 |
$ 124,430 |
Tucson, AZ |
1,720 |
4.67 |
6.13 |
$ 42.71 |
$ 88,830 |
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