The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of detectives and criminal investigators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-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 | $84,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $105,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $122,660 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $136,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $153,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $153,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $122,660. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $84,820.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of detectives and criminal investigators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $122,660 | 3.25% | 15.21% |
| 2016 | $118,670 | 2.24% | - |
| 2015 | $116,010 | 7.21% | - |
| 2014 | $107,640 | 1.40% | - |
| 2013 | $106,130 | 2.01% | - |
| 2012 | $104,000 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $122,660 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for detectives and criminal investigators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of detectives and criminal investigators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 11.8 percent (11.8%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 42.0 percent (42.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chico.