The annual salary statistics of private detectives and investigators in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of private detectives and investigators in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 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 | $31,390 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for private detectives and investigators in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $98,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,390.
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 | $40,300 | -0.20% | -34.12% |
| 2021 | $40,380 | -36.08% | - |
| 2020 | $54,950 | 10.46% | - |
| 2019 | $49,200 | 22.42% | - |
| 2017 | $38,170 | -20.85% | - |
| 2016 | $46,130 | -37.22% | - |
| 2015 | $63,300 | 18.44% | - |
| 2014 | $51,630 | 0.99% | - |
| 2013 | $51,120 | -5.73% | - |
| 2012 | $54,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,300 in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is in the middle of salary range for private detectives and investigators in state of Tennessee. In comparison, the annual salary of private detectives and investigators in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 22.2 percent (22.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Memphis and 32.3 percent (32.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Jackson.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Memphis | |
| Knoxville | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Jackson |