Private Detectives and Investigators Salary in Camden, New Jersey

The annual salary statistics of private detectives and investigators in Camden, New Jersey is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of private detectives and investigators in Camden is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Private Detectives and Investigators in Camden, New Jersey

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,790
25th Percentile Wage
$49,610
50th Percentile Wage
$62,900
75th Percentile Wage
$76,700
90th Percentile Wage
$84,420

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for private detectives and investigators in Camden, New Jersey in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $84,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $62,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,790.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of private detectives and investigators from 2012 to 2016. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$62,900
-8.39% 0.00%
2015
$68,180
0.97% -
2014
$67,520
6.84% -
2012
$62,900
- -

Table 2. Compare Private Detectives and Investigators Salary in Camden with Other New Jersey Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $62,900, Camden is the second highest paying city for private detectives and investigators in state of New Jersey, following the highest paying city Trenton-Ewing (median annual salary of $72,530). Compared with Trenton-Ewing, the median annual salary of private detectives and investigators in Camden is 13.3 percent (13.3%) lower.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Trenton-Ewing
$72,530
Camden
$62,900
Edison-New Brunswick
$60,080
Atlantic City-Hammonton
$47,640
Wilmington
$44,220