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Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2018

33-3021 Detectives and Criminal Investigators

Conduct investigations related to suspected violations of Federal, State, or local laws to prevent or solve crimes. Excludes "Private Detectives and Investigators" (33-9021).


National estimates for this occupation
Industry profile for this occupation
Geographic profile for this occupation

National estimates for this occupation: Top

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for this occupation:

Employment (1) Employment
RSE (3)
Mean hourly
wage
Mean annual
wage (2)
Wage RSE (3)
103,450 0.4 % $40.88 $85,020 0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for this occupation:

Percentile 10% 25% 50%
(Median)
75% 90%
Hourly Wage $21.06 $27.67 $39.38 $51.44 $66.76
Annual Wage (2) $43,800 $57,560 $81,920 $107,000 $138,860


Industry profile for this occupation: Top

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 42,360 0.77 $34.78 $72,340
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 38,940 1.94 $52.29 $108,770
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 21,200 0.97 $32.07 $66,700
Postal Service (federal government) 480 0.08 $48.38 $100,620
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 280 0.01 $29.56 $61,480

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 38,940 1.94 $52.29 $108,770
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 21,200 0.97 $32.07 $66,700
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 42,360 0.77 $34.78 $72,340
Postal Service (federal government) 480 0.08 $48.38 $100,620
Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools 280 0.01 $29.56 $61,480

Top paying industries for this occupation:

Industry Employment (1) Percent of industry employment Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Federal Executive Branch (OES Designation) 38,940 1.94 $52.29 $108,770
Postal Service (federal government) 480 0.08 $48.38 $100,620
Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Hospitals (8) (8) $40.62 $84,490
Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 42,360 0.77 $34.78 $72,340
State Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation) 21,200 0.97 $32.07 $66,700


Geographic profile for this occupation: Top

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for this occupation are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in this occupation, see the Create Customized Tables function.





States with the highest employment level in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Texas 15,930 1.32 1.84 $38.44 $79,950
California 11,250 0.66 0.93 $51.50 $107,120
New York 8,880 0.95 1.32 $43.87 $91,250
Florida 6,600 0.77 1.07 $36.81 $76,560
Arizona 5,810 2.08 2.91 $39.33 $81,810




States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 3,050 4.28 5.98 $58.87 $122,460
Arizona 5,810 2.08 2.91 $39.33 $81,810
New Mexico 1,610 1.98 2.77 $37.45 $77,890
Texas 15,930 1.32 1.84 $38.44 $79,950
New York 8,880 0.95 1.32 $43.87 $91,250




Top paying States for this occupation:

State Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
District of Columbia 3,050 4.28 5.98 $58.87 $122,460
Alaska 90 0.29 0.41 $56.90 $118,360
California 11,250 0.66 0.93 $51.50 $107,120
Hawaii 440 0.69 0.96 $51.45 $107,010
New Jersey 3,130 0.77 1.08 $49.33 $102,600





Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA 7,700 0.81 1.13 $47.69 $99,190
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 4,640 1.48 2.07 $58.90 $122,520
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 3,730 0.61 0.85 $57.74 $120,090
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA 2,900 1.98 2.77 $48.94 $101,780
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI 2,430 0.52 0.73 $43.20 $89,860
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA 2,150 0.80 1.12 $32.69 $68,000
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL 2,010 0.77 1.08 $45.86 $95,380
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,870 0.66 0.92 $44.12 $91,760
Tucson, AZ 1,740 4.71 6.59 $39.87 $82,930
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX 1,720 0.58 0.81 $47.15 $98,060




Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Sierra Vista-Douglas, AZ 870 26.99 37.76 $37.75 $78,530
Laredo, TX 1,270 12.76 17.85 $39.08 $81,280
El Centro, CA 620 10.56 14.78 $40.97 $85,210
Las Cruces, NM 590 8.44 11.81 $39.76 $82,700
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX 770 5.57 7.79 $40.55 $84,340
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX 1,400 5.36 7.50 $37.10 $77,160
El Paso, TX 1,620 5.30 7.41 $40.45 $84,140
Tucson, AZ 1,740 4.71 6.59 $39.87 $82,930
Brunswick, GA 190 4.42 6.18 $57.82 $120,260
Bellingham, WA 290 3.24 4.54 $48.98 $101,880




Top paying metropolitan areas for this occupation:

Metropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA 100 0.32 0.45 $59.42 $123,590
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 4,640 1.48 2.07 $58.90 $122,520
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA 710 0.29 0.41 $58.32 $121,310
Brunswick, GA 190 4.42 6.18 $57.82 $120,260
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA 3,730 0.61 0.85 $57.74 $120,090
Urban Honolulu, HI 330 0.71 0.99 $54.51 $113,380
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA 40 0.20 0.28 $53.31 $110,880
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH 1,060 0.38 0.54 $51.53 $107,180
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA 980 0.65 0.92 $51.19 $106,470
Manchester, NH 80 0.66 0.93 $50.75 $105,550

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,430 9.78 13.68 $35.99 $74,850
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,330 22.91 32.06 $38.35 $79,770
Arizona nonmetropolitan area 850 9.24 12.93 $39.00 $81,120
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 640 4.02 5.62 $37.51 $78,030
West Texas Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 380 1.95 2.73 $34.10 $70,930

Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,330 22.91 32.06 $38.35 $79,770
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area 1,430 9.78 13.68 $35.99 $74,850
Arizona nonmetropolitan area 850 9.24 12.93 $39.00 $81,120
Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area 640 4.02 5.62 $37.51 $78,030
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area 150 2.23 3.12 $39.55 $82,270

Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for this occupation:

Nonmetropolitan area Employment (1) Employment per thousand jobs Location quotient (9) Hourly mean wage Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii / Kauai nonmetropolitan area 70 0.70 0.99 $42.08 $87,530
Western Washington nonmetropolitan area 70 0.59 0.83 $41.58 $86,480
Capital/Northern New York nonmetropolitan area 320 2.18 3.05 $41.06 $85,400
Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area 70 1.37 1.92 $40.86 $84,990
East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area 150 2.23 3.12 $39.55 $82,270


About May 2018 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia. The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.

The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall. The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate--50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median. More about percentile wages.


(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.

(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours; for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.

(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.

(8) Estimate not released.

(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration. A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.


Other OES estimates and related information:

May 2018 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates

May 2018 Occupation Profiles

Technical Notes

 

Last Modified Date: March 29, 2019