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

Ohio Private Detectives and Investigators salaries are 4% below the US national median of $52,370 per year.

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

Private Detectives and Investigators salaries in Ohio range from $36,950 (10th percentile) to $80,290 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Private Detectives and Investigators Salary in Ohio

SOC 33-9021 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Private Detectives and Investigators in Ohio is $50,060 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $24.07 per hour. This is 4% below the national median of $52,370. 1,360 people work as Private Detectives and Investigators in Ohio. Wages have grown 19% since 2014, when the median was $42,180.

Median Annual Salary

$50,060

Mean Annual

$56,050

Median Hourly

$24.07

Total Employed

1,360

Location Quotient

0.98

Average concentration

Salary Distribution

$37k

10th

$41k

25th

$50k

Median

$69k

75th

$80k

90th

How This Compares

Ohio

$50,060

this metro

United States

$52,370

you earn -4% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$50,060	$56,050	1,360
2023	$53,190	$55,170	1,490
2022	$49,680	$52,770	1,570
2021	$48,770	$50,510	1,690
2020	$50,760	$50,530	1,300
2019	$47,690	$49,470	1,510
2018	$38,080	$43,060	1,280
2017	$37,380	$42,290	1,130
2016	$38,680	$44,560	830
2015	$41,740	$43,430	1,120
2014	$42,180	$43,730	1,140

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