The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona is shown in Table 1. The wage data of detectives and criminal investigators in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale 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 | $50,630 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $96,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $110,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $147,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $147,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,630.
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 | $96,280 | 5.50% | 13.63% |
| 2021 | $90,980 | 1.00% | - |
| 2020 | $90,070 | 1.89% | - |
| 2019 | $88,370 | 4.66% | - |
| 2018 | $84,250 | 5.63% | - |
| 2017 | $79,510 | 5.46% | - |
| 2016 | $75,170 | 2.30% | - |
| 2015 | $73,440 | -22.43% | - |
| 2014 | $89,910 | -0.01% | - |
| 2013 | $89,920 | 7.52% | - |
| 2012 | $83,160 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $96,280, Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale is the second highest paying city for detectives and criminal investigators in state of Arizona, following the highest paying city North Arizona nonmetropolitan area (median annual salary of $96,510). Compared with North Arizona nonmetropolitan area, the median annual salary of detectives and criminal investigators in Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale is .2 percent (.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| North Arizona nonmetropolitan area | |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale | |
| Sierra Vista-Douglas | |
| Yuma | |
| Tucson | |
| Southeast Arizona nonmetropolitan area | |
| Flagstaff | |
| Prescott | |
| Lake Havasu City-Kingman |