The annual salary statistics of private detectives and investigators in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of private detectives and 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 | $27,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,790 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,830 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $59,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $76,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for private detectives and 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 $76,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,830. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,380.
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 | $38,830 | -39.51% | -12.31% |
| 2021 | $54,170 | 7.66% | - |
| 2020 | $50,020 | 4.86% | - |
| 2019 | $47,590 | 3.64% | - |
| 2018 | $45,860 | 4.91% | - |
| 2017 | $43,610 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $43,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,830 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 46.1 percent (46.1%) lower than that in the highest paying York-Hanover and 7.2 percent (7.2%) 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 |