The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada is shown in Table 1. The wage data of detectives and criminal investigators in Las Vegas-Paradise 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 | $60,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $72,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $108,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $136,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $136,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,600.
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 | $80,240 | 2.38% | -1.05% |
| 2021 | $78,330 | -8.16% | - |
| 2020 | $84,720 | 4.00% | - |
| 2019 | $81,330 | 2.85% | - |
| 2018 | $79,010 | -4.78% | - |
| 2017 | $82,790 | 2.07% | - |
| 2016 | $81,080 | -1.01% | - |
| 2015 | $81,900 | -2.83% | - |
| 2014 | $84,220 | 11.78% | - |
| 2013 | $74,300 | -9.13% | - |
| 2012 | $81,080 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $80,240, Las Vegas-Paradise is the second highest paying city for detectives and criminal investigators in state of Nevada, following the highest paying city Reno-Sparks (median annual salary of $83,640). Compared with Reno-Sparks, the median annual salary of detectives and criminal investigators in Las Vegas-Paradise is 4.1 percent (4.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Reno-Sparks | |
| Las Vegas-Paradise | |
| Carson City | |
| Western Central Nevada nonmetropolitan area | |
| Other Nevada nonmetropolitan area | |
| Nevada nonmetropolitan area |