The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of detectives and criminal investigators in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $66,560 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $86,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $86,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $123,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $150,340 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $150,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $86,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $66,560.
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 | $86,280 | 2.60% | 8.60% |
| 2021 | $84,040 | -2.68% | - |
| 2020 | $86,290 | 3.74% | - |
| 2019 | $83,060 | 1.91% | - |
| 2018 | $81,470 | -1.79% | - |
| 2017 | $82,930 | 2.76% | - |
| 2016 | $80,640 | 0.98% | - |
| 2015 | $79,850 | -1.21% | - |
| 2014 | $80,820 | 1.82% | - |
| 2013 | $79,350 | 0.62% | - |
| 2012 | $78,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $86,280 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 21.3 percent (21.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 31.2 percent (31.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Newark-Union | |
| Erie | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Reading | |
| Lancaster | |
| York-Hanover | |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre | |
| State College | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle | |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman | |
| Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area |