Detectives and Criminal Investigators Salary in Syracuse, New York

The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Syracuse, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of detectives and criminal investigators in Syracuse 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 Syracuse, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$51,020
25th Percentile Wage
$59,610
50th Percentile Wage
$77,520
75th Percentile Wage
$95,410
90th Percentile Wage
$129,750

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Syracuse, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $129,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $77,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,020.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of detectives and criminal investigators from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$77,520
-4.51% -22.03%
2021
$81,020
-6.27% -
2020
$86,100
2.22% -
2017
$84,190
-0.94% -
2016
$84,980
3.64% -
2015
$81,890
-8.80% -
2014
$89,100
-2.96% -
2013
$91,740
-3.12% -
2012
$94,600
- -

Table 2. Compare Detectives and Criminal Investigators Salary in Syracuse with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $77,520 in Syracuse is in the middle of salary range for detectives and criminal investigators in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of detectives and criminal investigators in Syracuse is 40.8 percent (40.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Nassau-Suffolk and 14.8 percent (14.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Glens Falls.

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

See also: Top paying jobs in Syracuse, New York.