The annual salary statistics of private detectives and investigators in Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of private detectives and 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 | $36,920 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,930 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,200 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $68,120 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $75,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for private detectives and 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 $75,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,920.
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 | $56,200 | 2.44% | 4.50% |
| 2021 | $54,830 | 9.67% | - |
| 2020 | $49,530 | 8.72% | - |
| 2019 | $45,210 | 8.14% | - |
| 2018 | $41,530 | 1.20% | - |
| 2017 | $41,030 | -4.34% | - |
| 2016 | $42,810 | 14.41% | - |
| 2015 | $36,640 | 2.65% | - |
| 2014 | $35,670 | -1.49% | - |
| 2013 | $36,200 | -48.26% | - |
| 2012 | $53,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $56,200 in Harrisburg-Carlisle 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 Harrisburg-Carlisle is 22.0 percent (22.0%) lower than that in the highest paying York-Hanover and 35.9 percent (35.9%) 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 |