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Private Detectives and Investigators Salary in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California

The annual salary statistics of private detectives and investigators in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of private detectives and investigators in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville 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 Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$36,660
25th Percentile Wage
$36,950
50th Percentile Wage
$41,600
75th Percentile Wage
$58,650
90th Percentile Wage
$74,180

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for private detectives and investigators in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $74,180. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $41,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,660.

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.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$41,600
-21.47% -7.02%
2021
$50,530
29.96% -
2020
$35,390
-35.43% -
2019
$47,930
-28.48% -
2018
$61,580
68.37% -
2015
$19,480
-64.89% -
2014
$32,120
-29.17% -
2013
$41,490
-7.30% -
2012
$44,520
- -

Table 2. Compare Private Detectives and Investigators Salary in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $41,600 in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville 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 Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is 45.3 percent (45.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 9.7 percent (9.7%) 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

See also: Top paying jobs in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California.