The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in New Haven, Connecticut is shown in Table 1. The wage information of detectives and criminal investigators in New Haven 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 | $72,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $85,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $94,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $150,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $169,100 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in New Haven, Connecticut in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $169,100. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $94,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $72,970.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of detectives and criminal investigators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $94,580 | -3.59% | 22.20% |
| 2021 | $97,980 | -2.82% | - |
| 2020 | $100,740 | 3.35% | - |
| 2019 | $97,370 | 4.99% | - |
| 2018 | $92,510 | 8.78% | - |
| 2017 | $84,390 | 2.68% | - |
| 2016 | $82,130 | 3.60% | - |
| 2015 | $79,170 | 5.86% | - |
| 2014 | $74,530 | 0.46% | - |
| 2013 | $74,190 | 0.82% | - |
| 2012 | $73,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $94,580, New Haven is the highest paying city for detectives and criminal investigators in state of Connecticut, followed by Danbury (median annual salary $93,940). In comparison, the median annual salary of detectives and criminal investigators in New Haven is .7 percent (.7%) higher than that in Danbury.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New Haven | |
| Danbury | |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk | |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford | |
| Waterbury |