The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of detectives and criminal investigators in Lakeland-Winter 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 | $40,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,620 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,270 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $71,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $71,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,620. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,000.
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 | $49,620 | 2.68% | 0.06% |
| 2021 | $48,290 | -8.03% | - |
| 2020 | $52,170 | -1.28% | - |
| 2019 | $52,840 | 4.69% | - |
| 2018 | $50,360 | 2.66% | - |
| 2017 | $49,020 | -1.16% | - |
| 2016 | $49,590 | -0.08% | - |
| 2015 | $49,630 | -1.37% | - |
| 2014 | $50,310 | -2.86% | - |
| 2013 | $51,750 | 4.17% | - |
| 2012 | $49,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,620 in Lakeland-Winter Haven 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 Lakeland-Winter Haven is 52.0 percent (52.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall and 20.0 percent (20.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.