The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of detectives and criminal investigators in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway 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 | $38,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,790 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $110,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $141,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $141,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,370.
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 | $45,790 | -4.91% | 12.43% |
| 2021 | $48,040 | -10.97% | - |
| 2020 | $53,310 | 2.68% | - |
| 2019 | $51,880 | 1.18% | - |
| 2018 | $51,270 | 11.00% | - |
| 2017 | $45,630 | 0.88% | - |
| 2016 | $45,230 | 3.29% | - |
| 2015 | $43,740 | 1.46% | - |
| 2014 | $43,100 | 0.84% | - |
| 2013 | $42,740 | 6.18% | - |
| 2012 | $40,100 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $45,790, Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway is the highest paying city for detectives and criminal investigators in state of Arkansas, followed by South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary $40,700). In comparison, the median annual salary of detectives and criminal investigators in Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway is 11.1 percent (11.1%) higher than that in South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway | |
| South Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Central Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Arkansas nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Arkansas nonmetropolitan area |