The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of detectives and criminal investigators in Brownsville-Harlingen 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 | $50,690 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $72,800 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $95,220 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $97,880 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $109,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Brownsville-Harlingen, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $109,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $95,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,690.
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 | $95,220 | 2.35% | 6.67% |
| 2021 | $92,980 | 0.98% | - |
| 2020 | $92,070 | 7.03% | - |
| 2019 | $85,600 | 0.00% | - |
| 2018 | $85,600 | 4.44% | - |
| 2017 | $81,800 | 1.61% | - |
| 2016 | $80,480 | 4.04% | - |
| 2015 | $77,230 | -18.79% | - |
| 2014 | $91,740 | 0.01% | - |
| 2013 | $91,730 | 3.12% | - |
| 2012 | $88,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $95,220, Brownsville-Harlingen is the second highest paying city for detectives and criminal investigators in state of Texas, following the highest paying city El Paso (median annual salary of $95,220). Compared with El Paso, the median annual salary of detectives and criminal investigators in Brownsville-Harlingen is .0 percent (.0%) lower.