The annual salary statistics of private detectives and investigators in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage information of private detectives and investigators in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 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 | $35,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,410 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,760 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $64,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for private detectives and investigators in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $64,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,760. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,010.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of private detectives and investigators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $45,760 | -4.98% | 16.06% |
| 2021 | $48,040 | 0.77% | - |
| 2020 | $47,670 | -1.76% | - |
| 2019 | $48,510 | 8.51% | - |
| 2018 | $44,380 | 7.86% | - |
| 2017 | $40,890 | 6.07% | - |
| 2016 | $38,410 | 5.34% | - |
| 2015 | $36,360 | 3.00% | - |
| 2014 | $35,270 | 0.94% | - |
| 2013 | $34,940 | -9.93% | - |
| 2012 | $38,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $45,760, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is the second highest paying city for private detectives and investigators in state of Louisiana, following the highest paying city Lake Charles (median annual salary of $51,830). Compared with Lake Charles, the median annual salary of private detectives and investigators in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 11.7 percent (11.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Lake Charles | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Southwest Louisiana nonmetropolitan area | |
| Baton Rouge | |
| Natchitoches nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lafayette |