The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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 | $65,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $72,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $87,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $150,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $150,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $87,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,840.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of detectives and criminal investigators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $87,590 | 6.55% | 13.48% |
| 2021 | $81,850 | -1.37% | - |
| 2020 | $82,970 | -6.79% | - |
| 2019 | $88,600 | 3.30% | - |
| 2018 | $85,680 | 6.36% | - |
| 2017 | $80,230 | 5.35% | - |
| 2016 | $75,940 | 3.59% | - |
| 2015 | $73,210 | -3.58% | - |
| 2014 | $75,830 | 0.45% | - |
| 2013 | $75,490 | -0.38% | - |
| 2012 | $75,780 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $87,590 in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is in the middle of salary range for detectives and criminal investigators in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of detectives and criminal investigators in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 20.1 percent (20.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 32.2 percent (32.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.