The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Auburn-Opelika, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Auburn-Opelika is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $47,050 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,050 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $60,870 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Auburn-Opelika, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,050.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of detectives and criminal investigators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $49,640 | 2.72% | 3.51% |
| 2021 | $48,290 | -5.59% | - |
| 2020 | $50,990 | 2.96% | - |
| 2019 | $49,480 | 3.19% | - |
| 2018 | $47,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,640 in Auburn-Opelika is in the middle of salary range for detectives and criminal investigators in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of detectives and criminal investigators in Auburn-Opelika is 51.6 percent (51.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Mobile and 10.2 percent (10.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.