The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of detectives and criminal investigators in Fort Worth-Arlington 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 | $31,660 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,730 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,020 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $125,740 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $125,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $31,660.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of detectives and criminal investigators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $59,320 | 3.41% | 8.38% |
| 2016 | $57,300 | 4.14% | - |
| 2015 | $54,930 | 6.15% | - |
| 2014 | $51,550 | -6.96% | - |
| 2013 | $55,140 | 1.43% | - |
| 2012 | $54,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,320 in Fort Worth-Arlington 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 Fort Worth-Arlington is 37.7 percent (37.7%) lower than that in the highest paying El Paso and 19.9 percent (19.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Wichita Falls.