The annual salary statistics of private detectives and investigators in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of private detectives and 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 | $30,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,810 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $79,980 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for private detectives and 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 $79,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,280.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of private detectives and investigators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $49,040 | -2.45% | -15.82% |
| 2021 | $50,240 | -12.44% | - |
| 2019 | $56,490 | 4.76% | - |
| 2018 | $53,800 | 5.95% | - |
| 2017 | $50,600 | -9.31% | - |
| 2016 | $55,310 | -2.01% | - |
| 2015 | $56,420 | -1.24% | - |
| 2014 | $57,120 | -9.31% | - |
| 2013 | $62,440 | 9.03% | - |
| 2012 | $56,800 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,040 in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is in the middle of salary range for private detectives and investigators in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of private detectives and investigators in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 31.9 percent (31.9%) lower than that in the highest paying York-Hanover and 26.5 percent (26.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Youngstown-Warren-Boardman.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| York-Hanover | |
| Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | |
| Newark-Union | |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle | |
| Lancaster | |
| Reading | |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton | |
| Pittsburgh | |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington | |
| Philadelphia | |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre | |
| Youngstown-Warren-Boardman |