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Private Detectives and Investigators Salary in New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York

The annual salary statistics of private detectives and investigators in New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of private detectives and investigators in New York-White Plains-Wayne 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 New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$32,150
25th Percentile Wage
$38,800
50th Percentile Wage
$53,830
75th Percentile Wage
$72,260
90th Percentile Wage
$133,360

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for private detectives and investigators in New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $133,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $53,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,150.

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
$53,830
3.40% 4.92%
2013
$52,000
1.58% -
2012
$51,180
- -

Table 2. Compare Private Detectives and Investigators Salary in New York-White Plains-Wayne with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $53,830 in New York-White Plains-Wayne 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 New York-White Plains-Wayne is 19.1 percent (19.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown and 45.7 percent (45.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Binghamton.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$66,520
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$61,260
Syracuse
$60,110
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$53,830
Nassau-Suffolk
$52,190
Rochester
$47,990
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$47,020
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$46,980
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$43,380
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$38,920
Binghamton
$29,230