Private Detectives and Investigators Salary in Corpus Christi, Texas

The annual salary statistics of private detectives and investigators in Corpus Christi, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of private detectives and investigators in Corpus Christi 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 Private Detectives and Investigators in Corpus Christi, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$27,900
25th Percentile Wage
$36,050
50th Percentile Wage
$37,990
75th Percentile Wage
$47,900
90th Percentile Wage
$78,830

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for private detectives and investigators in Corpus Christi, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $37,990. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,900.

Table 2. Compare Private Detectives and Investigators Salary in Corpus Christi with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $37,990 in Corpus Christi is in the middle of salary range for private detectives and investigators in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of private detectives and investigators in Corpus Christi is 50.8 percent (50.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Tyler and 7.5 percent (7.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying El Paso.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Tyler
$77,190
Midland
$67,310
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$58,560
Waco
$57,920
Lubbock
$56,380
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$52,790
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$52,030
Fort Worth-Arlington
$51,190
Longview
$46,540
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$45,760
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$40,860
Eastern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$39,520
Amarillo
$38,320
Corpus Christi
$37,990
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$36,260
El Paso
$35,130

See also: Top paying jobs in Corpus Christi, Texas.