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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).
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 |
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 |
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 |
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