The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey is shown in Table 1. The wage data of detectives and criminal investigators in Atlantic City-Hammonton 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 | $55,420 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,580 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $96,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $130,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $150,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Atlantic City-Hammonton, New Jersey in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $150,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $96,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,420.
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 | $96,730 | -3.00% | 11.44% |
| 2021 | $99,630 | 3.04% | - |
| 2020 | $96,600 | -1.41% | - |
| 2019 | $97,960 | 5.21% | - |
| 2018 | $92,860 | 3.58% | - |
| 2017 | $89,540 | 4.37% | - |
| 2016 | $85,630 | 0.36% | - |
| 2015 | $85,320 | 1.59% | - |
| 2014 | $83,960 | -5.04% | - |
| 2013 | $88,190 | 2.87% | - |
| 2012 | $85,660 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $96,730, Atlantic City-Hammonton is the second highest paying city for detectives and criminal investigators in state of New Jersey, following the highest paying city Edison-New Brunswick (median annual salary of $107,840). Compared with Edison-New Brunswick, the median annual salary of detectives and criminal investigators in Atlantic City-Hammonton is 10.3 percent (10.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Edison-New Brunswick | |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton | |
| Trenton-Ewing | |
| Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton | |
| Camden | |
| Ocean City | |
| Wilmington |