The annual salary statistics of private detectives and investigators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of private detectives and 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 | $48,650 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $75,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $93,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $116,600 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for private detectives and 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 $116,600. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $75,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,650.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of private detectives and investigators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $75,450 | -4.84% | 19.19% |
| 2016 | $79,100 | 29.99% | - |
| 2015 | $55,380 | 2.38% | - |
| 2014 | $54,060 | -2.28% | - |
| 2013 | $55,290 | -10.27% | - |
| 2012 | $60,970 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $75,450 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for private detectives and investigators in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of private detectives and investigators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is .9 percent (.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 50.2 percent (50.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fresno.