The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of detectives and criminal investigators in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin 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 | $46,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $48,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $82,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $125,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $125,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,980.
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 | $50,590 | 4.90% | -23.62% |
| 2021 | $48,110 | -14.55% | - |
| 2020 | $55,110 | 5.19% | - |
| 2019 | $52,250 | 5.95% | - |
| 2018 | $49,140 | 0.49% | - |
| 2017 | $48,900 | -27.89% | - |
| 2016 | $62,540 | -0.14% | - |
| 2015 | $62,630 | -14.67% | - |
| 2014 | $71,820 | 26.13% | - |
| 2013 | $53,050 | -17.89% | - |
| 2012 | $62,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,590 in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is in the middle of salary range for detectives and criminal investigators in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of detectives and criminal investigators in Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin is 51.1 percent (51.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall and 21.5 percent (21.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.