The annual salary statistics of private detectives and investigators in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of private detectives and 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 | $29,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,520 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,400 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $85,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for private detectives and 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 $85,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,980.
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 | $44,560 | -7.63% | 10.19% |
| 2021 | $47,960 | 20.77% | - |
| 2020 | $38,000 | 2.92% | - |
| 2019 | $36,890 | -6.37% | - |
| 2018 | $39,240 | -37.97% | - |
| 2017 | $54,140 | 1.68% | - |
| 2016 | $53,230 | 1.24% | - |
| 2015 | $52,570 | 23.85% | - |
| 2014 | $40,030 | -1.05% | - |
| 2013 | $40,450 | 1.06% | - |
| 2012 | $40,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,560 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 35.5 percent (35.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Naples-Marco Island and 19.4 percent (19.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Florida nonmetropolitan area.