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

Texas Detectives and Criminal Investigators salaries are 4% below the US national median of $93,580 per year.

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

Detectives and Criminal Investigators salaries in Texas range from $50,920 (10th percentile) to $137,860 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Detectives and Criminal Investigators Salary in Texas

SOC 33-3021 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Texas is $89,860 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $43.20 per hour. This is 4% below the national median of $93,580. 18,020 people work as Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Texas. Wages have grown 9% since 2019, when the median was $82,120.

Median Annual Salary

$89,860

Mean Annual

$91,250

Median Hourly

$43.20

Total Employed

18,020

Salary Distribution

$51k

10th

$64k

25th

$90k

Median

$107k

75th

$138k

90th

How This Compares

Texas

$89,860

this metro

United States

$93,580

you earn -4% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$89,860	$91,250	18,020
2023	$89,390	$88,300	16,460
2022	$82,090	$82,990	17,890
2021	$81,170	$82,700	16,540
2020	$84,400	$81,920	17,400
2019	$82,120	$79,490	16,810

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