Detectives and Criminal Investigator salary
93,790 USD
Median annual wage · 2025 · BLS · 33-3021
Half of all detectives and criminal investigators in the United States earn more than 93,790 USD a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay167of 825 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile1.74×69,330 USD – 120,520 USD
| Measure | All |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 69,330 USD |
| Median | 93,790 USD |
| Mean | 99,430 USD |
| Upper quartile | 120,520 USD |
About the figure
Occupation code 33-3021 in SOC 2018, the US occupation classification. Covers wage and salary workers, excluding the self-employed. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is an annual wage, not a monthly one.
Occupations that pay about the same
- Education Administrators, All Other 95,200 USD
- Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary 94,980 USD
- Financial Examiners 94,160 USD
- Life Scientists, All Other 93,750 USD
- First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers 93,530 USD
- Emergency Management Directors 93,330 USD
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.bls.gov