The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage data of detectives and criminal investigators in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford 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 | $65,680 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $67,230 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $72,180 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $123,260 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $158,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $158,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $72,180. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,680.
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 | $72,180 | -6.30% | 25.31% |
| 2021 | $76,730 | 8.97% | - |
| 2020 | $69,850 | 2.12% | - |
| 2019 | $68,370 | 5.81% | - |
| 2018 | $64,400 | -2.14% | - |
| 2017 | $65,780 | 5.35% | - |
| 2016 | $62,260 | 0.72% | - |
| 2015 | $61,810 | 11.58% | - |
| 2014 | $54,650 | 0.66% | - |
| 2013 | $54,290 | 0.70% | - |
| 2012 | $53,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $72,180 in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is in the middle of salary range for detectives and criminal investigators in state of Maine. In comparison, the annual salary of detectives and criminal investigators in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is 24.2 percent (24.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area and 34.6 percent (34.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lewiston-Auburn.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Bangor | |
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lewiston-Auburn |