Detectives and Criminal Investigators Salary in Waco, Texas

The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Waco, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Waco 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 Waco, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$43,530
25th Percentile Wage
$49,550
50th Percentile Wage
$59,700
75th Percentile Wage
$82,500
90th Percentile Wage
$129,750

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Waco, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $129,750. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,530.

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
$59,700
7.50% 10.77%
2021
$55,220
-19.81% -
2020
$66,160
-0.62% -
2019
$66,570
9.81% -
2018
$60,040
9.81% -
2017
$54,150
5.47% -
2016
$51,190
-2.27% -
2015
$52,350
14.19% -
2014
$44,920
-11.89% -
2013
$50,260
-5.99% -
2012
$53,270
- -

Table 2. Compare Detectives and Criminal Investigators Salary in Waco with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,700 in Waco 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 Waco is 37.3 percent (37.3%) lower than that in the highest paying El Paso and 20.4 percent (20.4%) 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 Waco, Texas.