The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Shreveport-Bossier City 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 | $36,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,220 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $55,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $84,660 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $141,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $141,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $55,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,360.
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 | $55,220 | 6.90% | 3.57% |
| 2021 | $51,410 | -25.77% | - |
| 2020 | $64,660 | 2.38% | - |
| 2019 | $63,120 | -3.14% | - |
| 2018 | $65,100 | 19.23% | - |
| 2017 | $52,580 | 4.45% | - |
| 2016 | $50,240 | -9.91% | - |
| 2015 | $55,220 | -0.20% | - |
| 2014 | $55,330 | 0.69% | - |
| 2013 | $54,950 | 3.09% | - |
| 2012 | $53,250 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $55,220 in Shreveport-Bossier City is in the middle of salary range for detectives and criminal investigators in state of Louisiana. In comparison, the annual salary of detectives and criminal investigators in Shreveport-Bossier City is 38.9 percent (38.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Hammond and 31.5 percent (31.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Hammond | |
| Hammond nonmetropolitan area | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Shreveport-Bossier City | |
| Alexandria | |
| Lake Charles | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux | |
| Lafayette | |
| Monroe | |
| Winnsboro nonmetropolitan area | |
| New Iberia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area |