Private Detectives and Investigators Salary in Longview, Texas

The annual salary statistics of private detectives and investigators in Longview, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of private detectives and investigators in Longview 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 Longview, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$26,100
25th Percentile Wage
$29,380
50th Percentile Wage
$46,540
75th Percentile Wage
$55,790
90th Percentile Wage
$60,070

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for private detectives and investigators in Longview, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $60,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,100.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of private detectives and investigators from 2012 to 2016. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth4-Year Growth
2016
$46,540
0.00% 0.00%
2012
$46,540
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Table 2. Compare Private Detectives and Investigators Salary in Longview with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,540 in Longview 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 Longview is 39.7 percent (39.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Tyler and 24.5 percent (24.5%) 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 Longview, Texas.