The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of detectives and criminal investigators in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol 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 | $49,940 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,530 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $61,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $137,610 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $137,610. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $61,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,940.
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 | $61,870 | 5.72% | 3.44% |
| 2021 | $58,330 | -9.57% | - |
| 2020 | $63,910 | 2.66% | - |
| 2019 | $62,210 | -10.85% | - |
| 2018 | $68,960 | 10.40% | - |
| 2017 | $61,790 | 3.32% | - |
| 2016 | $59,740 | 9.34% | - |
| 2015 | $54,160 | 5.48% | - |
| 2014 | $51,190 | 10.28% | - |
| 2013 | $45,930 | -30.07% | - |
| 2012 | $59,740 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $61,870 in Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol 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 Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol is 34.9 percent (34.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area and 19.6 percent (19.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Charlottesville.