How does Private Detectives and Investigators pay in Alaska compare to the national average?

Alaska Private Detectives and Investigators salaries are 3% above the US national median of $52,370 per year.

What is the salary range for a Private Detectives and Investigators in Alaska?

Private Detectives and Investigators salaries in Alaska range from $40,090 (10th percentile) to $100,170 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Private Detectives and Investigators Salary in Alaska

SOC 33-9021 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Private Detectives and Investigators in Alaska is $54,080 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $26.00 per hour. This is 3% above the national median of $52,370. 80 people work as Private Detectives and Investigators in Alaska. Wages have declined 20% since 2018, when the median was $67,240.

Median Annual Salary

$54,080

Mean Annual

$62,310

Median Hourly

$26.00

Total Employed

Location Quotient

0.94

Average concentration

Salary Distribution

$40k

10th

$44k

25th

$54k

Median

$75k

75th

$100k

90th

How This Compares

Alaska

$54,080

this metro

United States

$52,370

you earn +3% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$54,080	$62,310	80
2023	$57,450	$66,220	50
2022	$57,690	$66,250	60
2021	$62,130	$66,550	80
2020	$71,440	$72,150	60
2019	$56,800	$58,820	80
2018	$67,240	$69,210	110

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