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Detectives and Criminal Investigators Salary in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California

The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of detectives and criminal investigators in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$75,760
25th Percentile Wage
$88,250
50th Percentile Wage
$116,870
75th Percentile Wage
$134,260
90th Percentile Wage
$158,870

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $158,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $116,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $75,760.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of detectives and criminal investigators from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$116,870
2.93% 23.34%
2016
$113,450
4.20% -
2015
$108,690
0.95% -
2014
$107,660
4.02% -
2013
$103,330
13.30% -
2012
$89,590
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Table 2. Compare Detectives and Criminal Investigators Salary in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $116,870 in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward 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 Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is 16.0 percent (16.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 39.2 percent (39.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chico.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$139,050
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$129,270
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$126,440
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$122,660
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$117,850
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$116,870
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$110,240
El Centro
$109,490
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$107,260
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$107,240
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$106,300
Stockton
$105,120
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$103,380
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$103,170
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$101,770
Redding
$100,890
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$100,070
Fresno
$98,090
Salinas
$96,190
Vallejo-Fairfield
$94,240
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$93,970
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$93,650
Bakersfield-Delano
$90,880
Hanford-Corcoran
$86,280
Modesto
$80,930
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$80,180
Visalia-Porterville
$79,870
Chico
$71,110