The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of detectives and criminal investigators in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $44,180 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $74,290 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $102,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,180.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of detectives and criminal investigators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $61,360 | -6.37% | -25.23% |
| 2021 | $65,270 | -1.38% | - |
| 2020 | $66,170 | 5.76% | - |
| 2019 | $62,360 | 0.40% | - |
| 2018 | $62,110 | 22.61% | - |
| 2017 | $48,070 | -68.23% | - |
| 2015 | $80,870 | -0.38% | - |
| 2014 | $81,180 | 3.08% | - |
| 2013 | $78,680 | 2.34% | - |
| 2012 | $76,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,360 in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is in the middle of salary range for detectives and criminal investigators in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of detectives and criminal investigators in Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford is 35.4 percent (35.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 18.9 percent (18.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Charlottesville.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Richmond | |
| Roanoke | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Southside Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Charlottesville |