The annual salary statistics of private detectives and investigators in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of private detectives and investigators in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $39,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,910 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,130 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $91,580 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for private detectives and investigators in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $91,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,470.
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 | $61,930 | -4.47% | 26.58% |
| 2021 | $64,700 | 23.60% | - |
| 2020 | $49,430 | 9.71% | - |
| 2019 | $44,630 | -63.48% | - |
| 2017 | $72,960 | 47.16% | - |
| 2016 | $38,550 | -10.25% | - |
| 2015 | $42,500 | -8.35% | - |
| 2013 | $46,050 | 1.26% | - |
| 2012 | $45,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $61,930, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is the second highest paying city for private detectives and investigators in state of Massachusetts, following the highest paying city Boston-Cambridge-Quincy (median annual salary of $79,520). Compared with Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, the median annual salary of private detectives and investigators in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 22.1 percent (22.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Worcester | |
| Peabody | |
| Springfield | |
| Framingham |