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Detectives and Criminal Investigators Salary in Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado

The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado is shown in Table 1. The wage information of detectives and criminal investigators in Fort Collins-Loveland 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 Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$59,090
25th Percentile Wage
$75,880
50th Percentile Wage
$98,120
75th Percentile Wage
$98,120
90th Percentile Wage
$147,370

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $147,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $98,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,090.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of detectives and criminal investigators from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$98,120
-1.01% 32.14%
2021
$99,110
10.32% -
2020
$88,880
1.76% -
2019
$87,320
17.61% -
2018
$71,940
2.34% -
2017
$70,260
5.24% -
2016
$66,580
-9.93% -
2015
$73,190
9.03% -
2012
$66,580
- -

Table 2. Compare Detectives and Criminal Investigators Salary in Fort Collins-Loveland with Other Colorado Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $98,120, Fort Collins-Loveland is the second highest paying city for detectives and criminal investigators in state of Colorado, following the highest paying city Denver-Aurora-Broomfield (median annual salary of $103,000). Compared with Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, the median annual salary of detectives and criminal investigators in Fort Collins-Loveland is 4.7 percent (4.7%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield
$103,000
Fort Collins-Loveland
$98,120
Boulder
$95,030
Northcentral Colorado nonmetropolitan area
$83,820
Grand Junction
$82,560
Pueblo
$79,040
Greeley
$79,010
Colorado Springs
$72,030
West Colorado nonmetropolitan area
$68,590
East and South Colorado nonmetropolitan area
$68,100

See also: Top paying jobs in Fort Collins-Loveland, Colorado.