The annual salary statistics of private detectives and investigators in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage data of private detectives and 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 | $28,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $48,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $62,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,490 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for private detectives and 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 $103,490. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,770.
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 | $48,030 | -62.54% | 30.40% |
| 2021 | $78,070 | 57.18% | - |
| 2015 | $33,430 | -3.83% | - |
| 2014 | $34,710 | 7.35% | - |
| 2013 | $32,160 | -3.95% | - |
| 2012 | $33,430 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,030 in Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville 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 Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville is 30.4 percent (30.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 25.2 percent (25.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Florida nonmetropolitan area.