The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of detectives and criminal investigators in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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 | $40,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $47,380 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $85,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $138,570 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $150,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $150,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $85,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,290.
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 | $85,180 | 35.92% | 42.19% |
| 2021 | $54,580 | -0.11% | - |
| 2020 | $54,640 | 6.52% | - |
| 2019 | $51,080 | 0.08% | - |
| 2018 | $51,040 | 1.57% | - |
| 2017 | $50,240 | 1.99% | - |
| 2016 | $49,240 | -1.50% | - |
| 2015 | $49,980 | -1.96% | - |
| 2014 | $50,960 | 0.59% | - |
| 2013 | $50,660 | 2.80% | - |
| 2012 | $49,240 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $85,180 in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is 17.6 percent (17.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall and 53.4 percent (53.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.