The annual salary statistics of private detectives and investigators in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of private detectives and investigators in Augusta-Richmond County 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 | $40,200 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,680 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for private detectives and investigators in Augusta-Richmond County, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $63,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,680. 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 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $57,680 | 27.86% | 25.76% |
| 2020 | $41,610 | -10.02% | - |
| 2019 | $45,780 | -13.50% | - |
| 2017 | $51,960 | 6.41% | - |
| 2016 | $48,630 | 1.11% | - |
| 2015 | $48,090 | 7.53% | - |
| 2014 | $44,470 | 0.74% | - |
| 2013 | $44,140 | 2.99% | - |
| 2012 | $42,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $57,680, Augusta-Richmond County is the second highest paying city for private detectives and investigators in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill (median annual salary of $73,910). Compared with Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, the median annual salary of private detectives and investigators in Augusta-Richmond County is 22.0 percent (22.0%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Columbia | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley |