The annual salary statistics of private detectives and investigators in Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of private detectives and investigators in Lansing-East Lansing 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 | $31,770 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,400 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $67,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for private detectives and investigators in Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,400. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,770.
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 | $51,400 | 1.01% | 15.89% |
| 2021 | $50,880 | 18.28% | - |
| 2020 | $41,580 | -14.77% | - |
| 2018 | $47,720 | -2.37% | - |
| 2017 | $48,850 | 11.50% | - |
| 2016 | $43,230 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $43,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,400 in Lansing-East Lansing 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 Lansing-East Lansing is 49.7 percent (49.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Jackson and 38.8 percent (38.8%) 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 |