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Private Detectives and Investigators Salary in Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey

The annual salary statistics of private detectives and investigators in Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey is shown in Table 1. The wage data of private detectives and investigators in Edison-New Brunswick 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 Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$43,800
25th Percentile Wage
$51,460
50th Percentile Wage
$60,080
75th Percentile Wage
$83,130
90th Percentile Wage
$93,340

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for private detectives and investigators in Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $93,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,080. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,800.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of private detectives and investigators from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2014
$60,080
15.53% 29.04%
2013
$50,750
16.00% -
2012
$42,630
- -

Table 2. Compare Private Detectives and Investigators Salary in Edison-New Brunswick with Other New Jersey Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,080 in Edison-New Brunswick is in the middle of salary range for private detectives and investigators in state of New Jersey. In comparison, the annual salary of private detectives and investigators in Edison-New Brunswick is 17.2 percent (17.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Trenton-Ewing and 26.4 percent (26.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Wilmington.

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