The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of detectives and criminal investigators in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $64,190 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $74,880 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $93,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $129,750 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $129,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,190.
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 | $80,920 | -1.15% | 8.07% |
| 2021 | $81,850 | 2.24% | - |
| 2020 | $80,020 | 3.82% | - |
| 2019 | $76,960 | 2.98% | - |
| 2018 | $74,670 | -4.93% | - |
| 2017 | $78,350 | -5.16% | - |
| 2016 | $82,390 | 8.70% | - |
| 2015 | $75,220 | 3.62% | - |
| 2014 | $72,500 | 1.01% | - |
| 2013 | $71,770 | -3.65% | - |
| 2012 | $74,390 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,920 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 26.2 percent (26.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 26.6 percent (26.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.