The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of detectives and criminal investigators in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 | $56,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $72,730 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $91,190 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $111,990 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $111,990. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $72,730. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $56,200.
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 | $72,730 | -4.41% | 5.39% |
| 2021 | $75,940 | 0.37% | - |
| 2020 | $75,660 | 3.19% | - |
| 2019 | $73,250 | 0.70% | - |
| 2018 | $72,740 | 0.08% | - |
| 2017 | $72,680 | 0.77% | - |
| 2016 | $72,120 | 1.28% | - |
| 2015 | $71,200 | 2.06% | - |
| 2014 | $69,730 | 1.46% | - |
| 2013 | $68,710 | -0.15% | - |
| 2012 | $68,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $72,730 in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle is 33.7 percent (33.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 18.4 percent (18.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.