The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage data of detectives and criminal investigators in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria 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 | $76,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $92,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $130,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $142,210 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $161,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $161,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $130,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $76,400.
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 | $130,350 | 2.79% | 6.09% |
| 2016 | $126,710 | 1.44% | - |
| 2015 | $124,880 | 0.98% | - |
| 2014 | $123,650 | 0.99% | - |
| 2013 | $122,420 | 0.01% | - |
| 2012 | $122,410 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $130,350, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is the second highest paying city for detectives and criminal investigators in state of West Virginia, following the highest paying city Hagerstown-Martinsburg (median annual salary of $142,420). Compared with Hagerstown-Martinsburg, the median annual salary of detectives and criminal investigators in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria is 8.5 percent (8.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Charleston | |
| Winchester | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| Wheeling | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area |