The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of detectives and criminal investigators in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $48,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,140 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $99,320 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $129,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $142,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $142,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $99,320. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of detectives and criminal investigators from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $99,320 | 0.90% | 3.19% |
| 2016 | $98,430 | 3.39% | - |
| 2015 | $95,090 | -7.10% | - |
| 2014 | $101,840 | 13.05% | - |
| 2013 | $88,550 | -8.58% | - |
| 2012 | $96,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $99,320 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for detectives and criminal investigators in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of detectives and criminal investigators in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 10.2 percent (10.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 44.4 percent (44.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Wenatchee-East Wenatchee.