The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of detectives and criminal investigators in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $42,600 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $69,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $102,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,080 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $102,080. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $69,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,600.
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 | $69,370 | 10.80% | 17.28% |
| 2021 | $61,880 | -16.35% | - |
| 2020 | $72,000 | 4.74% | - |
| 2019 | $68,590 | 1.78% | - |
| 2018 | $67,370 | 5.36% | - |
| 2017 | $63,760 | 0.42% | - |
| 2016 | $63,490 | 7.77% | - |
| 2015 | $58,560 | 0.61% | - |
| 2014 | $58,200 | -0.05% | - |
| 2013 | $58,230 | 1.46% | - |
| 2012 | $57,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $69,370 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for detectives and criminal investigators in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of detectives and criminal investigators in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 27.1 percent (27.1%) lower than that in the highest paying El Paso and 31.5 percent (31.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Wichita Falls.