The annual salary statistics of private detectives and investigators in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of private detectives and investigators in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach 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 | $34,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,960 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $86,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for private detectives and investigators in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $96,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,960. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,030.
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 | $64,960 | 4.60% | 32.27% |
| 2021 | $61,970 | 3.73% | - |
| 2020 | $59,660 | 23.43% | - |
| 2016 | $45,680 | 3.17% | - |
| 2015 | $44,230 | 2.55% | - |
| 2014 | $43,100 | 1.44% | - |
| 2013 | $42,480 | -3.58% | - |
| 2012 | $44,000 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $64,960, Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach is the second highest paying city for private detectives and investigators in state of Florida, following the highest paying city Naples-Marco Island (median annual salary of $69,050). Compared with Naples-Marco Island, the median annual salary of private detectives and investigators in Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach is 5.9 percent (5.9%) lower.