Private Detectives and Investigators Salary in Waco, Texas

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

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$51,950
25th Percentile Wage
$54,150
50th Percentile Wage
$57,920
75th Percentile Wage
$61,690
90th Percentile Wage
$63,960

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for private detectives and 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 $63,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,950.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of private detectives and investigators from 2012 to 2020. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth1-Year Growth
2020
$57,920
3.56% 3.56%
2019
$55,860
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Table 2. Compare Private Detectives and Investigators Salary in Waco with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,920 in Waco 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 Waco is 25.0 percent (25.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Tyler and 39.3 percent (39.3%) 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 Waco, Texas.