Private Detectives and Investigators Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 243 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Private Detectives and Investigators

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
Lexington Park, MD $80,060 30
Salem, OR $79,550 170
Portland, OR-WA $79,110 230
Chicago, IL-IN $77,680 1,320
Oregon $77,320 480
Minneapolis, MN-WI $76,730 670

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Anchorage, AK $58,880 50
      Alaska $54,080 80
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Birmingham, AL $51,730 220
      Montgomery, AL $50,240 60
      Alabama $47,180 580
      Huntsville, AL $40,900 40
      Mobile, AL $38,490 40
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fort Smith, AR-OK $44,910 40
      Arkansas $43,310 360
      North Arkansas $40,900 30
      Little Rock, AR $40,220 60
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $75,230 760
      Arizona $64,960 980
      Tucson, AZ $44,780 80
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Francisco, CA $75,400 540
      San Jose, CA $69,500 380
      California $60,210 5,260
      Los Angeles, CA $59,950 1,780
      San Diego, CA $59,840 340
      Stockton, CA $59,640 110
      Vallejo, CA $58,250 40
      Riverside, CA $57,680 500
      Oxnard, CA $57,130 100
      Sacramento, CA $51,650 410
      Modesto, CA $51,560 40
      Fresno, CA $48,880 80
      Bakersfield, CA $46,390 70
      Visalia, CA $45,710 60
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fort Collins, CO $62,520 40
      Denver, CO $59,040 330
      Colorado $49,720 580
      Colorado Springs, CO $45,840 90
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bridgeport, CT $73,530 70
      Hartford, CT $73,530 140
      Connecticut $68,290 400
      Waterbury, CT $61,850 50
      New Haven, CT $57,770 70
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $62,190 490
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $49,400 120
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Crestview, FL $54,720 30
      North Port, FL $52,470 80
      Deltona, FL $52,360 80
      Miami, FL $50,860 1,200
      Jacksonville, FL $49,050 370
      Florida $48,880 3,780
      Gainesville, FL $48,870 40
      Panama City, FL $48,380 40
      Port St. Lucie, FL $48,380 40
      Palm Bay, FL $48,120 60
      Tampa, FL $47,860 670
      Ocala, FL $47,020 40
      Pensacola, FL $45,900 60
      Cape Coral, FL $45,510 110
      Tallahassee, FL $44,910 100
      Lakeland, FL $44,630 120
      Orlando, FL $42,340 400
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Georgia $47,500 40
      Savannah, GA $46,500 50
      North Georgia $46,190 50
      Middle Georgia $44,990 30
      Atlanta, GA $44,590 890
      Georgia $44,590 1,340
      Augusta, GA-SC $43,920 40
      Gainesville, GA $41,140 30
      Columbus, GA-AL $38,010 30
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii $44,390 60
      Urban Honolulu, HI $44,390 50
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Davenport, IA-IL $55,050 40
      Des Moines, IA $47,060 40
      Iowa $45,070 140
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boise City, ID $48,170 200
      Idaho $48,170 300
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $77,680 1,320
      Illinois $73,070 1,770
      Northwest Illinois $62,230 60
      Peoria, IL $53,440 30
      East Central Illinois $39,050 30
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indianapolis, IN $47,430 200
      Evansville, IN $45,400 40
      Indiana $45,400 560
      Fort Wayne, IN $39,620 40
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $45,020 270
      Kansas $42,100 60
      Wichita, KS $41,450 70
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $49,920 110
      Kentucky $48,130 490
      Lexington, KY $45,290 40
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baton Rouge, LA $47,700 200
      Slidell, LA $46,870 50
      Louisiana $43,390 890
      New Orleans, LA $42,890 300
      Lafayette, LA $42,100 —
      Lake Charles, LA $39,520 30
      Shreveport, LA $38,970 50
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $60,280 390
      Massachusetts $57,840 480
      Springfield, MA $46,570 30
      Worcester, MA $45,020 40
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lexington Park, MD $80,060 30
      Maryland $74,360 560
      Baltimore, MD $60,450 210
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $53,770 90
      Maine $49,360 200
      Southwest Maine $49,360 30
      Lewiston, ME $41,250 —
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Detroit, MI $50,630 430
      Michigan $49,700 980
      Grand Rapids, MI $41,500 60
      Mid Michigan $39,520 30
      Ann Arbor, MI $38,810 30
      Lansing, MI $38,280 40
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $76,730 670
      Minnesota $72,070 940
      Northwest Minnesota $57,880 50
      Southeast Minnesota $49,150 40
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Jefferson City, MO $68,330 30
      Kansas City, MO-KS $46,390 180
      St. Louis, MO-IL $44,510 180
      Missouri $43,780 450
      Springfield, MO $40,900 60
      Central Missouri $37,170 40
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Gulfport, MS $53,540 50
      Jackson, MS $42,400 80
      Mississippi $39,460 370
      Lower East Mississippi $39,150 30
      Upper East Mississippi $37,230 30
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Montana $47,910 60
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charlotte, NC-SC $74,720 740
      Greenville, NC $57,590 40
      North Carolina $55,190 1,370
      Asheville, NC $53,900 50
      Fayetteville, NC $46,510 50
      Raleigh, NC $43,230 110
      Central North Carolina $43,100 —
      Western North Carolina $41,700 50
      Winston, NC $41,410 60
      Durham, NC $41,040 40
      Greensboro, NC $39,990 50
      Wilmington, NC $37,680 70
      Hickory, NC $36,550 40
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Dakota $45,710 60
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lincoln, NE $53,800 30
      Nebraska $52,160 130
      Omaha, NE-IA $45,710 50
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Manchester, NH $65,260 70
      Central New Hampshire $58,990 40
      New Hampshire $51,990 230
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Trenton, NJ $55,230 40
      New Jersey $51,540 790
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albuquerque, NM $62,600 110
      New Mexico $44,870 190
      Eastern New Mexico $44,120 30
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Las Vegas, NV $47,550 340
      Nevada $47,550 420
      Reno, NV $45,020 50
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Syracuse, NY $69,120 60
      New York $59,840 1,850
      New York, NY-NJ $59,840 1,740
      Rochester, NY $55,500 100
      Kiryas Joel, NY $50,060 40
      Albany, NY $48,600 70
      Buffalo, NY $47,860 90
      Central East New York $47,310 30
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Cleveland, OH $57,030 270
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $56,660 250
      Akron, OH $53,190 50
      Dayton, OH $51,110 70
      Ohio $50,060 1,360
      West Northwestern Ohio $47,790 —
      Columbus, OH $46,810 220
      Youngstown, OH $43,740 40
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $42,020 30
      Toledo, OH $39,080 40
      Canton, OH $38,750 60
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tulsa, OK $44,870 110
      Oklahoma City, OK $40,790 110
      Oklahoma $40,470 320
      Southeast Oklahoma $37,210 40
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salem, OR $79,550 170
      Portland, OR-WA $79,110 230
      Oregon $77,320 480
      Eugene, OR $63,940 30
      Eastern Oregon $54,680 40
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Reading, PA $51,960 40
      Harrisburg, PA $51,850 100
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $51,610 680
      Allentown, PA-NJ $51,220 50
      Pennsylvania $51,220 1,550
      Pittsburgh, PA $50,390 510
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $49,810 30
      Scranton, PA $48,430 50
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $43,180 170
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $51,610 140
      Rhode Island $51,610 100
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Carolina $53,890 650
      Greenville, SC $50,530 100
      Myrtle Beach, SC $50,530 60
      Columbia, SC $46,580 90
      Charleston, SC $43,860 70
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Knoxville, TN $48,930 70
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $47,790 160
      Nashville, TN $46,610 200
      Tennessee $46,560 690
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $45,920 60
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Tyler, TX $60,450 50
      Dallas, TX $54,080 1,180
      Austin, TX $51,820 280
      San Antonio, TX $51,080 270
      North Region of Texas $48,160 70
      Corpus Christi, TX $48,120 50
      Texas $48,070 3,440
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas $44,580 40
      Houston, TX $43,310 700
      El Paso, TX $42,100 100
      Beaumont, TX $41,370 30
      McAllen, TX $40,900 70
      Lubbock, TX $39,510 30
      Hill Country Region of Texas $39,280 40
      Killeen, TX $38,490 40
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ogden, UT $57,980 50
      Salt Lake City, UT $55,970 210
      Utah $51,130 360
      Provo, UT $48,600 40
      St. George, UT $41,080 40
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Richmond, VA $63,580 170
      Northern West Virginia $49,300 60
      Virginia $48,740 900
      West Virginia $46,830 250
      Southwest Virginia $41,200 40
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $39,310 130
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $67,520 —
      Vermont $66,070 —
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $69,550 480
      Washington $65,370 840
      Spokane, WA $57,650 90
      Olympia, WA $56,530 30
      Western Washington $48,840 30
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Madison, WI $52,530 60
      Wisconsin $43,210 450
      Milwaukee, WI $39,670 150
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, WV $46,820 40
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $40,130 40
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wyoming $67,360 40