How does Detectives and Criminal Investigators pay in Delaware compare to the national average?

Delaware Detectives and Criminal Investigators salaries are 6% below the US national median of $93,580 per year.

What is the salary range for a Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Delaware?

Detectives and Criminal Investigators salaries in Delaware range from $60,670 (10th percentile) to $175,430 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Detectives and Criminal Investigators Salary in Delaware

SOC 33-3021 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Delaware is $88,350 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $42.48 per hour. This is 6% below the national median of $93,580. Wages have declined 20% since 2014, when the median was $110,210.

Median Annual Salary

$88,350

Mean Annual

$105,460

Median Hourly

$42.48

Total Employed

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Salary Distribution

$61k

10th

$61k

25th

$88k

Median

$147k

75th

$175k

90th

How This Compares

Delaware

$88,350

this metro

United States

$93,580

you earn -6% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$88,350	$105,460	—
2023	$83,190	$101,440	—
2022	$80,060	$97,490	100
2021	$77,480	$97,670	100
2020	$74,280	$95,550	—
2019	$80,300	$92,790	—
2018	$70,590	$89,930	90
2017	$76,810	$91,770	—
2016	$92,320	$93,250	90
2015	$93,610	$92,710	90
2014	$110,210	$100,550	80

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First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	$79,960
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$66,390
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$61,000

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