The annual salary statistics of private detectives and investigators in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage information of private detectives and 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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $23,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,330 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $52,190 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $89,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for private detectives and 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 $89,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $52,190. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,390.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of private detectives and investigators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $52,190 | 17.95% | -13.89% |
| 2016 | $42,820 | -26.34% | - |
| 2015 | $54,100 | 4.07% | - |
| 2014 | $51,900 | -16.20% | - |
| 2013 | $60,310 | 1.44% | - |
| 2012 | $59,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $52,190 in Nassau-Suffolk is in the middle of salary range for private detectives and investigators in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of private detectives and investigators in Nassau-Suffolk is 21.5 percent (21.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown and 44.0 percent (44.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Binghamton.