The annual salary statistics of private detectives and investigators in Kalamazoo-Portage, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of private detectives and 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 | $31,470 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $58,140 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for private detectives and 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 $73,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,470.
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 | $31,470 | -13.63% | -19.22% |
| 2020 | $35,760 | -0.20% | - |
| 2019 | $35,830 | -4.72% | - |
| 2013 | $37,520 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $37,520 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $31,470, Kalamazoo-Portage is the lowest paying city for private detectives and investigators in state of Michigan, following city of Jackson (median annual salary of $102,110). In comparison, the median annual salary of private detectives and investigators in Kalamazoo-Portage is 69.2 percent (69.2%) lower than that in the highest paying city Jackson.
| 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 |