The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn 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 | $54,730 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $86,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $128,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $140,610 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $140,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $86,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,730.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of detectives and criminal investigators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $86,700 | -6.74% | -7.83% |
| 2016 | $92,540 | 6.55% | - |
| 2015 | $86,480 | -15.30% | - |
| 2014 | $99,710 | 3.99% | - |
| 2013 | $95,730 | 2.34% | - |
| 2012 | $93,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $86,700 in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is in the middle of salary range for detectives and criminal investigators in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of detectives and criminal investigators in Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn is 20.0 percent (20.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Ann Arbor and 28.0 percent (28.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area.