Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

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 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)
107,890	0.3 %	$ 43.45	$ 90,370	0.2 %

Percentile wage estimates for Detectives and Criminal Investigators:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 23.10	$ 29.62	$ 40.21	$ 51.22	$ 70.59
Annual Wage (2)	$ 48,040	$ 61,600	$ 83,640	$ 106,540	$ 146,830

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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)	44,020	0.82	$ 37.85	$ 78,730
Federal Executive Branch (OEWS Designation)	40,510	1.92	$ 54.83	$ 114,040
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	22,550	1.03	$ 33.88	$ 70,470
Postal Service (federal government)	500	0.08	$ 50.48	$ 104,990
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	230	0.01	$ 35.43	$ 73,680

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)	40,510	1.92	$ 54.83	$ 114,040
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	22,550	1.03	$ 33.88	$ 70,470
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	44,020	0.82	$ 37.85	$ 78,730
Postal Service (federal government)	500	0.08	$ 50.48	$ 104,990
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals	40	0.02	$ 31.43	$ 65,370

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)	40,510	1.92	$ 54.83	$ 114,040
Postal Service (federal government)	500	0.08	$ 50.48	$ 104,990
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	44,020	0.82	$ 37.85	$ 78,730
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	230	0.01	$ 35.43	$ 73,680
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OEWS Designation)	22,550	1.03	$ 33.88	$ 70,470

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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	16,540	1.35	1.77	$ 39.76	$ 82,700
California	11,510	0.70	0.91	$ 51.75	$ 107,650
New York	10,190	1.18	1.53	$ 51.92	$ 107,990
Florida	6,330	0.74	0.96	$ 39.35	$ 81,850
Arizona	5,370	1.86	2.43	$ 42.38	$ 88,140

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)
District of Columbia	3,310	5.00	6.53	$ 59.50	$ 123,760
New Mexico	1,930	2.48	3.24	$ 36.18	$ 75,250
Arizona	5,370	1.86	2.43	$ 42.38	$ 88,140
Texas	16,540	1.35	1.77	$ 39.76	$ 82,700
New York	10,190	1.18	1.53	$ 51.92	$ 107,990

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	0.33	0.43	$ 60.97	$ 126,810
District of Columbia	3,310	5.00	6.53	$ 59.50	$ 123,760
Maryland	870	0.34	0.45	$ 55.61	$ 115,660
Hawaii	430	0.79	1.03	$ 53.43	$ 111,130
Washington	1,590	0.49	0.65	$ 52.19	$ 108,550

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	9,340	1.08	1.41	$ 55.17	$ 114,760
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	5,120	1.75	2.28	$ 59.36	$ 123,460
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA	2,950	2.12	2.77	$ 51.26	$ 106,620
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	2,930	0.51	0.67	$ 55.70	$ 115,860
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	2,220	0.91	1.18	$ 46.45	$ 96,610
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	2,090	0.49	0.64	$ 48.85	$ 101,600
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	2,080	0.78	1.02	$ 47.68	$ 99,180
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	2,030	0.79	1.03	$ 36.55	$ 76,030
El Paso, TX	1,770	5.86	7.66	$ 43.06	$ 89,560
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	1,750	0.49	0.64	$ 43.25	$ 89,950

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	830	24.69	32.24	$ 41.73	$ 86,810
El Centro, CA	750	12.71	16.60	$ 46.45	$ 96,620
Laredo, TX	1,200	12.31	16.07	$ 41.85	$ 87,050
Las Cruces, NM	510	7.54	9.84	$ 42.07	$ 87,510
El Paso, TX	1,770	5.86	7.66	$ 43.06	$ 89,560
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX	790	5.63	7.35	$ 42.94	$ 89,310
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	1,440	5.51	7.20	$ 40.81	$ 84,890
Brunswick, GA	220	5.48	7.16	$ 58.04	$ 120,710
Tucson, AZ	1,610	4.42	5.77	$ 43.69	$ 90,880
Bellingham, WA	260	3.18	4.15	$ 54.39	$ 113,130