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

Delaware Private Detectives and Investigators salaries are 6% below the US national median of $52,370 per year.

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

Private Detectives and Investigators salaries in Delaware range from $44,510 (10th percentile) to $71,520 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Private Detectives and Investigators Salary in Delaware

SOC 33-9021 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Private Detectives and Investigators in Delaware is $49,400 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $23.75 per hour. This is 6% below the national median of $52,370. 120 people work as Private Detectives and Investigators in Delaware. Wages have grown 3% since 2014, when the median was $48,000.

Median Annual Salary

$49,400

Mean Annual

$55,500

Median Hourly

$23.75

Total Employed

120

Location Quotient

1.04

Average concentration

Salary Distribution

$45k

10th

$46k

25th

$49k

Median

$59k

75th

$72k

90th

How This Compares

Delaware

$49,400

this metro

United States

$52,370

you earn -6% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$49,400	$55,500	120
2023	$45,700	$50,490	110
2022	$39,520	$45,130	40
2021	$44,550	$55,060	40
2020	$67,420	$68,620	320
2019	$64,480	$65,610	260
2018	$45,380	$49,250	40
2017	$47,180	$55,450	70
2016	$47,340	$55,130	100
2015	$48,560	$53,400	90
2014	$48,000	$52,930	60

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