The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage data of detectives and criminal investigators in Kalamazoo-Portage 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 | $63,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $71,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $78,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $84,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $99,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $99,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $78,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $63,440.
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 | $78,090 | -3.29% | 12.70% |
| 2021 | $80,660 | 3.55% | - |
| 2020 | $77,800 | 2.84% | - |
| 2019 | $75,590 | 2.88% | - |
| 2018 | $73,410 | -3.31% | - |
| 2017 | $75,840 | 3.84% | - |
| 2016 | $72,930 | 3.83% | - |
| 2015 | $70,140 | 0.46% | - |
| 2014 | $69,820 | -1.83% | - |
| 2013 | $71,100 | 4.12% | - |
| 2012 | $68,170 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $78,090 in Kalamazoo-Portage 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 Kalamazoo-Portage is 28.0 percent (28.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Ann Arbor and 20.0 percent (20.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northwest Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area.