Detectives and Criminal Investigators Salary in Nassau-Suffolk, New York

The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Nassau-Suffolk 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 Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Nassau-Suffolk, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$74,070
25th Percentile Wage
$110,520
50th Percentile Wage
$130,980
75th Percentile Wage
$151,810
90th Percentile Wage
$165,840

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $165,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $130,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $74,070.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of detectives and criminal investigators from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$130,980
1.97% 2.92%
2016
$128,400
2.86% -
2015
$124,730
-4.52% -
2014
$130,370
1.20% -
2013
$128,800
1.27% -
2012
$127,160
- -

Table 2. Compare Detectives and Criminal Investigators Salary in Nassau-Suffolk with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $130,980, Nassau-Suffolk is the highest paying city for detectives and criminal investigators in state of New York, followed by New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary $113,490). In comparison, the median annual salary of detectives and criminal investigators in Nassau-Suffolk is 13.4 percent (13.4%) higher than that in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Nassau-Suffolk
$130,980
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$113,490
Ithaca
$99,250
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$95,900
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$95,710
Watertown-Fort Drum
$95,220
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$95,220
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$95,080
Rochester
$94,900
Utica-Rome
$94,070
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$92,380
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$88,810
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$83,550
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$83,150
Kingston
$82,810
Binghamton
$82,790
East Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$82,340
Syracuse
$77,520
Elmira
$69,530
Glens Falls
$66,020