The annual salary statistics of private detectives and investigators in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage data of private detectives and 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 | $35,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,340 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,930 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for private detectives and 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 $77,930. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,900.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of private detectives and investigators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $46,340 | -68.64% | -67.26% |
| 2021 | $78,150 | 14.29% | - |
| 2020 | $66,980 | 16.68% | - |
| 2019 | $55,810 | 16.75% | - |
| 2018 | $46,460 | 6.05% | - |
| 2017 | $43,650 | 17.87% | - |
| 2016 | $35,850 | -83.32% | - |
| 2015 | $65,720 | 11.94% | - |
| 2014 | $57,870 | -16.36% | - |
| 2013 | $67,340 | -15.10% | - |
| 2012 | $77,510 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,340 in Birmingham-Hoover is in the middle of salary range for private detectives and investigators in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of private detectives and investigators in Birmingham-Hoover is 32.0 percent (32.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Huntsville and 14.0 percent (14.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Huntsville | |
| Montgomery | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Mobile | |
| Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area |