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Private Detectives and Investigators Salary in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California

The annual salary statistics of private detectives and investigators in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of private detectives and investigators in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura 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 Private Detectives and Investigators in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$34,370
25th Percentile Wage
$35,950
50th Percentile Wage
$45,610
75th Percentile Wage
$62,810
90th Percentile Wage
$75,450

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for private detectives and investigators in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $75,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,370.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of private detectives and investigators from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2022
$45,610
-33.08% -39.75%
2021
$60,700
-12.67% -
2020
$68,390
6.80% -
2019
$63,740
- -

Table 2. Compare Private Detectives and Investigators Salary in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,610 in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura 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 Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is 40.1 percent (40.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 17.6 percent (17.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Fresno.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$76,110
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$76,070
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$75,450
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$73,670
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$63,720
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$63,120
Stockton
$60,480
Vallejo-Fairfield
$58,140
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$48,370
Modesto
$46,810
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$45,610
Salinas
$44,590
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$41,600
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$38,830
Bakersfield-Delano
$38,690
Fresno
$37,570

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