Private Detectives and Investigators Salary in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of private detectives and investigators in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of private detectives and investigators in Newark-Union is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Private Detectives and Investigators in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$36,160
25th Percentile Wage
$42,590
50th Percentile Wage
$63,200
75th Percentile Wage
$85,800
90th Percentile Wage
$123,680

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for private detectives and investigators in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $123,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,200. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $36,160.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of private detectives and investigators from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$63,200
-5.85% 14.78%
2016
$66,900
-3.09% -
2015
$68,970
2.15% -
2014
$67,490
1.53% -
2013
$66,460
18.96% -
2012
$53,860
- -

Table 2. Compare Private Detectives and Investigators Salary in Newark-Union with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,200 in Newark-Union 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 Newark-Union is 12.3 percent (12.3%) lower than that in the highest paying York-Hanover and 43.0 percent (43.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Youngstown-Warren-Boardman.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
York-Hanover
$72,050
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$63,620
Newark-Union
$63,200
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$56,200
Lancaster
$51,820
Reading
$50,300
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$49,040
Pittsburgh
$48,150
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$45,070
Philadelphia
$40,740
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$38,830
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$36,040