The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of detectives and criminal investigators in Birmingham-Hoover 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 | $38,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,170 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $130,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $146,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $146,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,170. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,460.
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 | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $78,170 | -2.60% | 20.06% |
| 2021 | $80,200 | -0.04% | - |
| 2020 | $80,230 | 21.75% | - |
| 2019 | $62,780 | 3.23% | - |
| 2018 | $60,750 | 0.23% | - |
| 2017 | $60,610 | -4.32% | - |
| 2016 | $63,230 | -2.80% | - |
| 2015 | $65,000 | 6.32% | - |
| 2014 | $60,890 | 1.63% | - |
| 2013 | $59,900 | -4.32% | - |
| 2012 | $62,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $78,170 in Birmingham-Hoover 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 Birmingham-Hoover is 23.7 percent (23.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Mobile and 42.9 percent (42.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Mobile | |
| Huntsville | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Montgomery | |
| Daphne-Fairhope-Foley | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Anniston-Oxford | |
| Auburn-Opelika | |
| Northeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Decatur | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area |