The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of detectives and criminal investigators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 | $65,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $82,440 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $102,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $131,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $161,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $161,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $102,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,640.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of detectives and criminal investigators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $102,650 | 2.94% | 18.16% |
| 2021 | $99,630 | 9.95% | - |
| 2020 | $89,720 | 5.77% | - |
| 2019 | $84,540 | -0.60% | - |
| 2018 | $85,050 | -5.02% | - |
| 2017 | $89,320 | -4.16% | - |
| 2016 | $93,040 | 1.54% | - |
| 2015 | $91,610 | 0.93% | - |
| 2014 | $90,760 | 5.84% | - |
| 2013 | $85,460 | 1.70% | - |
| 2012 | $84,010 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $102,650, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the highest paying city for detectives and criminal investigators in state of Illinois, followed by Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) (median annual salary $91,030). In comparison, the median annual salary of detectives and criminal investigators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 11.3 percent (11.3%) higher than that in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division).
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Rockford | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| Peoria | |
| Springfield | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bloomington |