Detectives and Criminal Investigators Salary in Spartanburg, South Carolina

The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Spartanburg, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of detectives and criminal investigators in Spartanburg 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 Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Spartanburg, South Carolina

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$35,060
25th Percentile Wage
$46,510
50th Percentile Wage
$47,720
75th Percentile Wage
$52,410
90th Percentile Wage
$61,580

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Spartanburg, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,580. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,060.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of detectives and criminal investigators from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth3-Year Growth
2022
$47,720
-7.73% 5.87%
2021
$51,410
11.38% -
2020
$45,560
1.40% -
2019
$44,920
- -

Table 2. Compare Detectives and Criminal Investigators Salary in Spartanburg with Other South Carolina Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $47,720 in Spartanburg is in the middle of salary range for detectives and criminal investigators in state of South Carolina. In comparison, the annual salary of detectives and criminal investigators in Spartanburg is 42.3 percent (42.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville and 21.0 percent (21.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anderson.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville
$82,760
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill
$60,090
Columbia
$58,420
Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway
$58,020
Augusta-Richmond County
$52,880
Greenville-Mauldin-Easley
$50,910
Spartanburg
$47,720
Lower Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$46,380
Upper Savannah South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$45,710
Sumter
$44,920
Florence
$41,890
Northeast South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$40,980
Low Country South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$39,900
Pee Dee South Carolina nonmetropolitan area
$37,730
Anderson
$37,720

See also: Top paying jobs in Spartanburg, South Carolina.