The annual salary statistics of private detectives and investigators in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of private detectives and investigators in Detroit-Warren-Livonia 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 | $31,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $69,580 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,920 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for private detectives and investigators in Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $69,580. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,300.
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 | $69,580 | 22.64% | 41.00% |
| 2021 | $53,830 | -18.43% | - |
| 2020 | $63,750 | 9.00% | - |
| 2019 | $58,010 | 4.57% | - |
| 2018 | $55,360 | 6.47% | - |
| 2017 | $51,780 | 15.33% | - |
| 2016 | $43,840 | -1.92% | - |
| 2015 | $44,680 | 1.14% | - |
| 2014 | $44,170 | 10.32% | - |
| 2013 | $39,610 | -3.64% | - |
| 2012 | $41,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $69,580 in Detroit-Warren-Livonia is in the middle of salary range for private detectives and investigators in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of private detectives and investigators in Detroit-Warren-Livonia is 31.9 percent (31.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Jackson and 54.8 percent (54.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Kalamazoo-Portage.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Jackson | |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn | |
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia | |
| Northeast Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | |
| Saginaw-Saginaw Township North | |
| Muskegon-Norton Shores | |
| Lansing-East Lansing | |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills | |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming | |
| Ann Arbor | |
| Kalamazoo-Portage |