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Detectives and Criminal Investigators Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of detectives and criminal investigators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$55,340
25th Percentile Wage
$70,880
50th Percentile Wage
$91,030
75th Percentile Wage
$123,000
90th Percentile Wage
$145,850

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $145,850. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $91,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,340.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of detectives and criminal investigators from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$91,030
-3.22% 5.26%
2016
$93,960
0.87% -
2015
$93,140
0.19% -
2014
$92,960
5.95% -
2013
$87,430
1.36% -
2012
$86,240
- -

Table 2. Compare Detectives and Criminal Investigators Salary in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) with Other Illinois Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $91,030, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for detectives and criminal investigators in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) (median annual salary of $102,650). Compared with Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), the median annual salary of detectives and criminal investigators in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 11.3 percent (11.3%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area)
$102,650
Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division)
$91,030
Rockford
$90,050
Champaign-Urbana
$86,810
Peoria
$84,240
Springfield
$81,410
South Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$75,610
West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$70,970
Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$70,950
East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area
$63,440
Bloomington
$60,750