The salary statistics and trend of private detectives and investigators in the industry of colleges, universities, and professional schools - privately owned are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare private detectives and investigators salaries in different industries within the educational services sector.
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $35,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,080 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,270 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $71,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $82,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for private detectives and investigators in the industry of colleges, universities, and professional schools - privately owned. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) private detectives and investigators is $82,310. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $57,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent private detectives and investigators is $35,230.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of private detectives and investigators in the industry of Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $57,270 | 2.62% | -1.07% |
| 2016 | $55,770 | 5.25% | - |
| 2015 | $52,840 | -6.47% | - |
| 2014 | $56,260 | 0.87% | - |
| 2013 | $55,770 | -3.78% | - |
| 2012 | $57,880 | - | - |
The average salaries of private detectives and investigators in nine industries within the educational services sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of private detectives and investigators in a specific industry, use the links in the table.
| Industry | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Elementary and Secondary Schools - Local government owned | |
| Elementary and Secondary Schools | |
| Educational Services - Local government owned | |
| Educational Services | |
| Educational Services - Privately owned | |
| Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned | |
| Educational Services - State government owned | |
| Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools | |
| Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned | |
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