The annual salary statistics of private detectives and investigators in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut is shown in Table 1. The wage information of private detectives and investigators in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk 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 | $36,340 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,100 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,310 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,680 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $106,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for private detectives and investigators in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $106,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,310. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,340.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of private detectives and investigators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $66,310 | -6.68% | 10.41% |
| 2021 | $70,740 | 5.36% | - |
| 2020 | $66,950 | -11.74% | - |
| 2019 | $74,810 | 3.86% | - |
| 2018 | $71,920 | 1.84% | - |
| 2017 | $70,600 | 15.85% | - |
| 2016 | $59,410 | 2.31% | - |
| 2015 | $58,040 | -2.36% | - |
| 2012 | $59,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,310 in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk is in the middle of salary range for private detectives and investigators in state of Connecticut. In comparison, the annual salary of private detectives and investigators in Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk is 5.6 percent (5.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford and 2.9 percent (2.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying New Haven.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford | |
| Waterbury | |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk | |
| New Haven |