The annual salary statistics of private detectives and investigators in Lakeland-Winter Haven, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of private detectives and 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 | $34,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $73,740 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for private detectives and 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 $77,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,460.
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 | $47,960 | -3.92% | 28.94% |
| 2021 | $49,840 | 18.06% | - |
| 2020 | $40,840 | -24.00% | - |
| 2019 | $50,640 | 30.17% | - |
| 2013 | $35,360 | 3.62% | - |
| 2012 | $34,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,960 in Lakeland-Winter Haven is in the middle of salary range for private detectives and investigators in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of private detectives and investigators in Lakeland-Winter Haven is 30.5 percent (30.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 25.1 percent (25.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Florida nonmetropolitan area.