The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of detectives and criminal investigators in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $81,050 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $109,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $139,050 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $153,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $169,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $169,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $139,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $81,050.
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 | $139,050 | 7.90% | 25.80% |
| 2021 | $128,070 | 9.41% | - |
| 2020 | $116,020 | 4.97% | - |
| 2019 | $110,250 | 2.87% | - |
| 2018 | $107,090 | -2.03% | - |
| 2017 | $109,260 | 3.55% | - |
| 2016 | $105,380 | 8.59% | - |
| 2015 | $96,330 | -8.25% | - |
| 2014 | $104,280 | 1.06% | - |
| 2013 | $103,170 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $103,170 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $139,050, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for detectives and criminal investigators in state of California, followed by Santa Maria-Santa Barbara (median annual salary $129,270). In comparison, the median annual salary of detectives and criminal investigators in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 7.0 percent (7.0%) higher than that in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara.