The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Lexington-Fayette 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 | $46,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $99,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $137,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $149,410 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $149,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $99,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,950.
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 | $99,200 | 0.93% | 7.52% |
| 2021 | $98,280 | -13.00% | - |
| 2020 | $111,060 | 3.66% | - |
| 2019 | $107,000 | -1.93% | - |
| 2018 | $109,070 | 2.95% | - |
| 2017 | $105,850 | 4.26% | - |
| 2016 | $101,340 | 1.87% | - |
| 2015 | $99,440 | -7.33% | - |
| 2014 | $106,730 | 7.95% | - |
| 2013 | $98,240 | 6.62% | - |
| 2012 | $91,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $99,200, Lexington-Fayette is the highest paying city for detectives and criminal investigators in state of Kentucky, followed by Louisville-Jefferson County (median annual salary $80,000). In comparison, the median annual salary of detectives and criminal investigators in Lexington-Fayette is 19.4 percent (19.4%) higher than that in Louisville-Jefferson County.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Evansville | |
| Bowling Green | |
| Elizabethtown | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |