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

Wisconsin Private Detectives and Investigators salaries are 17% below the US national median of $52,370 per year.

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

Private Detectives and Investigators salaries in Wisconsin range from $36,220 (10th percentile) to $74,240 (90th percentile) per year, per 2024 BLS OEWS data.

Private Detectives and Investigators Salary in Wisconsin

SOC 33-9021 · State · 2024 BLS OEWS

The median salary for a Private Detectives and Investigators in Wisconsin is $43,210 per year as of 2024. That works out to roughly $20.77 per hour. This is 17% below the national median of $52,370. 450 people work as Private Detectives and Investigators in Wisconsin. Wages have grown 1% since 2019, when the median was $42,590.

Median Annual Salary

$43,210

Mean Annual

$51,550

Median Hourly

$20.77

Total Employed

450

Salary Distribution

$36k

10th

$38k

25th

$43k

Median

$60k

75th

$74k

90th

How This Compares

Wisconsin

$43,210

this metro

United States

$52,370

you earn -17% vs US

Salary Trend

View data table

Year	Median Annual	Mean Annual	Employment
2024	$43,210	$51,550	450
2023	$47,700	$53,850	360
2022	$54,380	$53,600	280
2021	$47,600	$51,900	120
2020	$47,720	$51,840	—
2019	$42,590	$44,480	340

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