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Private detectives and investigators

Private detectives and investigators
Private detectives and investigators -- jobs in the United States

Table showing the approximate number of people employed as Private detectives and investigators and their average hourly wage and annual salary for selected cities and municipalities in the United States. All figures are from the U.S. Department of Labor.

CityNo. EmployedAvg Hourly WageAvg Annual Salary
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY60$16.80$34,950
Albuquerque, NM60$12.61$26,220
Altoona, PA**$20.28$42,180
Atlanta, GA660$19.32$40,180
Atlantic-Cape May, NJ50$18.78$39,060
Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC130$16.12$33,540
Baltimore, MD PMSA620$17.10$35,580
Baton Rouge, LA**$19.05$39,620
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX50$18.47$38,420
Bergen-Passaic, NJ100$26.18$54,450
Birmingham, AL150$18.59$38,670
Boise City, ID**$9.65$20,070
Boston, MA-NH PMSA140$13.29$27,640
Cedar Rapids, IA**$19.76$41,090
Champaign-Urbana, IL**$20.40$42,430
Charleston, WV**$20.59$42,820
Charleston-North Charleston, SC**$11.78$24,500
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC150$17.75$36,920
Chicago, IL PMSA1,660$19.46$40,490
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN450$17.78$36,990
Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH100$24.83$51,640
Colorado Springs, CO50$13.29$27,650
Columbia, SC70$11.90$24,760
Columbus, GA-AL70$12.81$26,640
Columbus, OH280$14.21$29,550
Corpus Christi, TX50$15.71$32,680
Dallas, TX310$19.50$40,560
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL**$18.82$39,140
Daytona Beach, FL40$13.37$27,820
Dayton-Springfield, OH40$15.78$32,820
Denver, CO PMSA190$20.31$42,250
Des Moines, IA70$15.20$31,620
Detroit, MI PMSA440$21.03$43,740
El Paso, TX60$14.72$30,620
Fort Lauderdale, FL PMSA**$20.45$42,530
Fort Myers-Cape Coral, FL**$9.12$18,960
Fort Pierce-Port St. Lucie, FL**$15.47$32,180
Fort Wayne, IN70$14.88$30,960
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX270$26.65$55,420
Fresno, CA60$18.25$37,960
Gainesville, FL30$13.57$28,220
Gary, IN PMSA60$17.91$37,260
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI150$15.02$31,240
Green Bay, WI50$19.83$41,240
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC**$18.03$37,490
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC**$15.87$33,010
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA**$14.32$29,780
Hartford, CT40$16.71$34,770
Hickory-Morganton-Lenoir, NC**$10.86$22,590
Houston, TX480$18.27$38,000
Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH**$13.25$27,560
Huntsville, AL**$18.42$38,320
Indianapolis, IN110$14.80$30,780
Jacksonville, FL180$21.49$44,710
Knoxville, TN**$20.83$43,330
Lafayette, LA150$13.90$28,900
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL110$16.02$33,320
Lansing-East Lansing, MI130$21.38$44,470
Las Vegas, NV-AZ**$16.52$34,360
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR50$15.51$32,260
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA**$17.63$36,680
Louisville, KY-IN230$12.99$27,010
Lubbock, TX40$15.58$32,400
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX90$14.90$31,000
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL30$16.00$33,280
Memphis, TN-AR-MS90$13.09$27,230
Miami, FL PMSA150$18.05$37,540
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ**$19.15$39,820
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI250$18.14$37,720
Missoula, MT50$16.44$34,180
Mobile, AL40$14.37$29,890
Modesto, CA**$22.58$46,970
Monmouth-Ocean, NJ**$13.38$27,830
Myrtle Beach, SC**$12.86$26,740
Nashville, TN90$13.66$28,400
Nassau-Suffolk, NY250$16.88$35,110
New Bedford, MA PMSA30$17.23$35,830
New London-Norwich, CT-RI30$15.32$31,860
New Orleans, LA**$12.14$25,250
New York, NY980$22.48$46,770
Newark, NJ210$22.28$46,350
Newburgh, NY-PA70$18.85$39,210
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC**$15.89$33,060
Oakland, CA PMSA350$20.54$42,710
Ocala, FL40$11.98$24,930
Omaha, NE-IA110$14.77$30,720
Orange County, CA PMSA**$14.63$30,440
Orlando, FL290$16.45$34,210
Parkersburg-Marietta, WV-OH70$11.03$22,950
Pensacola, FL50$14.03$29,180
Peoria-Pekin, IL50$16.46$34,230
Philadelphia, PA-NJ330$18.22$37,900
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ460$16.24$33,770
Pittsburgh, PA190$14.78$30,750
Portland, ME70$17.88$37,190
Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA370$15.06$31,330
Providence-Fall River-Warwick, RI-MA150$14.36$29,860
Reno, NV**$16.67$34,670
Roanoke, VA**$16.25$33,800
Rochester, NY80$15.78$32,810
Sacramento, CA PMSA210$20.56$42,760
Salem, OR50$15.55$32,330
Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT170$14.75$30,690
San Antonio, TX360$15.89$33,060
San Diego, CA160$25.45$52,930
San Francisco, CA PMSA220$20.42$42,470
San Jose, CA PMSA140$20.96$43,600
San Juan-Bayamon, PR70$9.84$20,460
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL80$22.76$47,340
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA**$11.68$24,300
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA390$22.62$47,040
South Bend, IN120$9.38$19,510
Spokane, WA90$20.88$43,430
Springfield, IL**$23.35$48,570
St. Louis, MO-IL250$19.74$41,050
Stockton-Lodi, CA30$11.29$23,480
Syracuse, NY70$14.40$29,950
Tallahassee, FL100$14.35$29,860
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL440$15.29$31,810
Topeka, KS**$14.20$29,530
Tulsa, OK130$19.11$39,760
Vallejo-Fairfield-Napa, CA PMSA**$11.53$23,970
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA1,390$16.25$33,800
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL180$18.25$37,970
Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD PMSA60$16.20$33,700
Worcester, MA-CT PMSA**$9.96$20,710


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