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).

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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)
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

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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)	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

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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	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