The annual salary statistics of private detectives and investigators in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of private detectives and 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $47,550 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $119,090 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for private detectives and 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 $119,090. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,550.
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 | $76,070 | 35.18% | 22.58% |
| 2016 | $49,310 | 4.93% | - |
| 2015 | $46,880 | 0.87% | - |
| 2014 | $46,470 | -6.67% | - |
| 2013 | $49,570 | -18.80% | - |
| 2012 | $58,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $76,070, Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is the second highest paying city for private detectives and investigators in state of California, following the highest paying city San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary of $76,110). Compared with San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, the median annual salary of private detectives and investigators in Oakland-Fremont-Hayward is .1 percent (.1%) lower.