Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

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).

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National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
103,450	0.4 %	$40.88	$85,020	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$21.06	$27.67	$39.38	$51.44	$66.76
Annual Wage (2)	$43,800	$57,560	$81,920	$107,000	$138,860

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Industry profile for this occupation: Top

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)	42,360	0.77	$34.78	$72,340
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation)	38,940	1.94	$52.29	$108,770
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	21,200	0.97	$32.07	$66,700
Postal Service (federal government)	480	0.08	$48.38	$100,620
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	280	0.01	$29.56	$61,480

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)	38,940	1.94	$52.29	$108,770
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	21,200	0.97	$32.07	$66,700
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	42,360	0.77	$34.78	$72,340
Postal Service (federal government)	480	0.08	$48.38	$100,620
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	280	0.01	$29.56	$61,480

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)	38,940	1.94	$52.29	$108,770
Postal Service (federal government)	480	0.08	$48.38	$100,620
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	(8)	(8)	$40.62	$84,490
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	42,360	0.77	$34.78	$72,340
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	21,200	0.97	$32.07	$66,700

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Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

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	15,930	1.32	1.84	$38.44	$79,950
California	11,250	0.66	0.93	$51.50	$107,120
New York	8,880	0.95	1.32	$43.87	$91,250
Florida	6,600	0.77	1.07	$36.81	$76,560
Arizona	5,810	2.08	2.91	$39.33	$81,810

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)
District of Columbia	3,050	4.28	5.98	$58.87	$122,460
Arizona	5,810	2.08	2.91	$39.33	$81,810
New Mexico	1,610	1.98	2.77	$37.45	$77,890
Texas	15,930	1.32	1.84	$38.44	$79,950
New York	8,880	0.95	1.32	$43.87	$91,250

Top paying States for this occupation:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia	3,050	4.28	5.98	$58.87	$122,460
Alaska	90	0.29	0.41	$56.90	$118,360
California	11,250	0.66	0.93	$51.50	$107,120
Hawaii	440	0.69	0.96	$51.45	$107,010
New Jersey	3,130	0.77	1.08	$49.33	$102,600

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	7,700	0.81	1.13	$47.69	$99,190
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	4,640	1.48	2.07	$58.90	$122,520
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	3,730	0.61	0.85	$57.74	$120,090
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	2,900	1.98	2.77	$48.94	$101,780
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	2,430	0.52	0.73	$43.20	$89,860
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	2,150	0.80	1.12	$32.69	$68,000
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	2,010	0.77	1.08	$45.86	$95,380
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	1,870	0.66	0.92	$44.12	$91,760
Tucson, AZ	1,740	4.71	6.59	$39.87	$82,930
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX	1,720	0.58	0.81	$47.15	$98,060