Private Detectives and Investigators Salary in Rochester, New York

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,020
25th Percentile Wage
$36,550
50th Percentile Wage
$47,990
75th Percentile Wage
$60,450
90th Percentile Wage
$71,070

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for private detectives and investigators in Rochester, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $71,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,020.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

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

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$47,990
-7.13% 31.65%
2021
$51,410
-15.91% -
2020
$59,590
1.07% -
2019
$58,950
-26.92% -
2018
$74,820
56.16% -
2016
$32,800
-2.71% -
2015
$33,690
-8.28% -
2014
$36,480
-8.88% -
2013
$39,720
17.42% -
2012
$32,800
- -

Table 2. Compare Private Detectives and Investigators Salary in Rochester with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,990 in Rochester 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 Rochester is 27.9 percent (27.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown and 39.1 percent (39.1%) 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

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