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

Texas Private Detectives and Investigators salaries are 8% below the US national median of $52,370 per year.

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

Private Detectives and Investigators salaries in Texas range from $35,890 (10th percentile) to $99,600 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Private Detectives and Investigators Salary in Texas

SOC 33-9021 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Private Detectives and Investigators in Texas is $48,070 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $23.11 per hour. This is 8% below the national median of $52,370. 3,440 people work as Private Detectives and Investigators in Texas. Wages have declined 16% since 2019, when the median was $57,550.

Median Annual Salary

$48,070

Mean Annual

$58,630

Median Hourly

$23.11

Total Employed

3,440

Salary Distribution

$36k

10th

$37k

25th

$48k

Median

$74k

75th

$100k

90th

How This Compares

Texas

$48,070

this metro

United States

$52,370

you earn -8% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$48,070	$58,630	3,440
2023	$49,740	$58,120	2,760
2022	$51,930	$54,990	2,390
2021	$52,540	$57,910	2,360
2020	$59,780	$67,420	2,220
2019	$57,550	$56,190	2,260

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