The annual salary statistics of private detectives and investigators in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of private detectives and investigators in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford 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 | $32,140 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $99,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for private detectives and investigators in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $99,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,140.
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 | $45,320 | -13.37% | 10.17% |
| 2021 | $51,380 | 24.19% | - |
| 2020 | $38,950 | -29.24% | - |
| 2018 | $50,340 | 7.57% | - |
| 2017 | $46,530 | 11.93% | - |
| 2016 | $40,980 | 5.71% | - |
| 2015 | $38,640 | -5.64% | - |
| 2014 | $40,820 | -1.18% | - |
| 2013 | $41,300 | 1.43% | - |
| 2012 | $40,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,320 in Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford 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 Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford is 34.4 percent (34.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 20.7 percent (20.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Florida nonmetropolitan area.