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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).
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 |
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 |
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 |
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