Detectives and Criminal Investigators Salary in Tyler, Texas

The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Tyler, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of detectives and criminal investigators in Tyler is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Tyler, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$42,520
25th Percentile Wage
$48,170
50th Percentile Wage
$60,150
75th Percentile Wage
$129,750
90th Percentile Wage
$145,480

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Tyler, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $145,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,520.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of detectives and criminal investigators from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$60,150
-7.41% 31.11%
2021
$64,610
3.44% -
2020
$62,390
3.27% -
2019
$60,350
3.12% -
2018
$58,470
3.90% -
2017
$56,190
2.94% -
2016
$54,540
7.32% -
2015
$50,550
12.78% -
2014
$44,090
5.94% -
2013
$41,470
0.07% -
2012
$41,440
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Table 2. Compare Detectives and Criminal Investigators Salary in Tyler with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,150 in Tyler 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 Tyler is 36.8 percent (36.8%) lower than that in the highest paying El Paso and 21.0 percent (21.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Wichita Falls.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
El Paso
$95,220
Brownsville-Harlingen
$95,220
Laredo
$92,970
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$92,580
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$92,280
Southern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$89,940
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$89,940
Midland
$82,760
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$82,090
Lubbock
$79,510
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$78,240
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$74,970
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$69,370
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$66,210
Corpus Christi
$64,460
Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$62,400
Sherman-Denison
$62,210
San Angelo
$60,270
Tyler
$60,150
College Station-Bryan
$59,940
Waco
$59,700
Fort Worth-Arlington
$59,320
Beaumont-Port Arthur
$58,930
Amarillo
$57,810
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$57,300
Victoria
$57,000
Texarkana-Texarkana
$54,680
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$50,990
Abilene
$50,350
Odessa
$49,150
Longview
$48,300
North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area
$47,550
Wichita Falls
$47,530

See also: Top paying jobs in Tyler, Texas.