The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of detectives and criminal investigators in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 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 | $48,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,090 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $114,230 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $147,800 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $147,800. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,090. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,800.
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 | $60,090 | -1.83% | 14.16% |
| 2021 | $61,190 | 5.43% | - |
| 2020 | $57,870 | 6.15% | - |
| 2019 | $54,310 | -2.80% | - |
| 2018 | $55,830 | 2.31% | - |
| 2017 | $54,540 | 5.52% | - |
| 2016 | $51,530 | 5.05% | - |
| 2015 | $48,930 | -2.72% | - |
| 2014 | $50,260 | 0.22% | - |
| 2013 | $50,150 | -2.85% | - |
| 2012 | $51,580 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,090, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is the second highest paying city for detectives and criminal investigators in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville (median annual salary of $82,760). Compared with Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, the median annual salary of detectives and criminal investigators in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 27.4 percent (27.4%) lower.