The annual salary statistics of private detectives and investigators in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of private detectives and 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 | $39,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,910 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $84,090 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for private detectives and 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 $98,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,910. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,520.
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 | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $73,910 | -6.26% | 17.37% |
| 2021 | $78,540 | 21.65% | - |
| 2020 | $61,540 | 12.48% | - |
| 2019 | $53,860 | 2.08% | - |
| 2018 | $52,740 | 1.10% | - |
| 2017 | $52,160 | 3.45% | - |
| 2016 | $50,360 | 2.96% | - |
| 2015 | $48,870 | -2.54% | - |
| 2014 | $50,110 | -21.87% | - |
| 2013 | $61,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $73,910, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is the highest paying city for private detectives and investigators in state of South Carolina, followed by Augusta-Richmond County (median annual salary $57,680). In comparison, the median annual salary of private detectives and investigators in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 22.0 percent (22.0%) higher than that in Augusta-Richmond County.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Columbia | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley |