The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of detectives and criminal investigators in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 | $47,310 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $53,250 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $87,770 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $145,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $145,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $87,770. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,310.
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 | $87,770 | 6.74% | 23.68% |
| 2021 | $81,850 | -2.20% | - |
| 2020 | $83,650 | 3.26% | - |
| 2019 | $80,920 | 3.94% | - |
| 2018 | $77,730 | 17.07% | - |
| 2017 | $64,460 | -6.95% | - |
| 2016 | $68,940 | 1.90% | - |
| 2015 | $67,630 | -1.05% | - |
| 2014 | $68,340 | 1.19% | - |
| 2013 | $67,530 | 0.80% | - |
| 2012 | $66,990 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $87,770 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 15.1 percent (15.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall and 54.8 percent (54.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area.