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

Ohio Detectives and Criminal Investigators salaries are 17% below the US national median of $93,580 per year.

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

Detectives and Criminal Investigators salaries in Ohio range from $57,510 (10th percentile) to $151,900 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Detectives and Criminal Investigators Salary in Ohio

SOC 33-3021 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Ohio is $77,940 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $37.47 per hour. This is 17% below the national median of $93,580. 2,120 people work as Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Ohio. Wages have grown 25% since 2014, when the median was $62,290.

Median Annual Salary

$77,940

Mean Annual

$89,760

Median Hourly

$37.47

Total Employed

2,120

Location Quotient

0.54

Less common here

Salary Distribution

$58k

10th

$66k

25th

$78k

Median

$104k

75th

$152k

90th

How This Compares

Ohio

$77,940

this metro

United States

$93,580

you earn -17% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$77,940	$89,760	2,120
2023	$79,770	$88,170	2,050
2022	$76,270	$83,150	2,210
2021	$77,580	$82,830	2,150
2020	$77,020	$82,320	1,960
2019	$72,250	$77,770	1,940
2018	$67,970	$75,310	1,930
2017	$65,500	$72,500	2,020
2016	$62,730	$70,670	2,070
2015	$61,420	$69,740	2,050
2014	$62,290	$70,030	2,040

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