Detective Salaries in the United States
How much does a Detective make in the United States?
Detectives earn $68,000 annually on average, or $33 per hour, which is 3% more than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Detectives work for City of Phoenix at $86,000 annually while the lowest paid Detectives work for Polk County earning approximately $35,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$70K Indiana State Police's Average Detective Salary (1 salaries)
+$2K (2%) more than national average Detective salary ($68K)
+$39K (77%) more than average Indiana State Police salary ($31K)
Equal to average Indiana State Police Detective salary ($70K)
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$65K NYC Police Department's Average Detective Salary (15 salaries)
-$3K (4%) less than national average Detective salary ($68K)
+$21K (38%) more than average NYC Police Department salary ($44K)
+$16K (21%) more than average NYC Police Department Detective salary ($65K)
-$5K (8%) less than average NYC Police Department Detective salary ($65K)
+$16K (21%) more than average NYC Police Department Detective salary ($65K)
$67K Baltimore Police Department's Average Detective Salary (4 salaries)
-$1K (1%) less than national average Detective salary ($68K)
+$23K (41%) more than average Baltimore Police Department salary ($44K)
-$7K (11%) less than average Baltimore Police Department Detective salary ($67K)
+$7K (9%) more than average Baltimore Police Department Detective salary ($67K)
+$13K (17%) more than average Baltimore Police Department Detective salary ($67K)
$86K City of Phoenix's Average Detective Salary (2 salaries)
+$18K (23%) more than national average Detective salary ($68K)
+$42K (64%) more than average City of Phoenix salary ($44K)
$89K
City of Phoenix Detective
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+$3K (3%) more than average City of Phoenix Detective salary ($86K)
$82K
City of Phoenix Detective
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-$4K (4%) less than average City of Phoenix Detective salary ($86K)
$35K Polk County's Average Detective Salary (2 salaries)
-$33K (64%) less than national average Detective salary ($68K)
Equal to average Polk County salary ($35K)
$30K
Polk County Detective
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-$5K (15%) less than average Polk County Detective salary ($35K)
+$5K (13%) more than average Polk County Detective salary ($35K)
$110K City of Newark's Average Detective Salary (1 salaries)
+$42K (47%) more than national average Detective salary ($68K)
+$54K (65%) more than average City of Newark salary ($56K)
Equal to average City of Newark Detective salary ($110K)
$101K City of Newport Beach's Average Detective Salary (1 salaries)
+$33K (39%) more than national average Detective salary ($68K)
+$34K (40%) more than average City of Newport Beach salary ($67K)
$101K
City of Newport Beach Detective
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Equal to average City of Newport Beach Detective salary ($101K)
$81K Dallas Police Department's Average Detective Salary (1 salaries)
+$13K (17%) more than national average Detective salary ($68K)
+$41K (67%) more than average Dallas Police Department salary ($40K)
Equal to average Dallas Police Department Detective salary ($81K)
$81K Fairfax County Police Department's Average Detective Salary (1 salaries)
+$13K (17%) more than national average Detective salary ($68K)
+$23K (33%) more than average Fairfax County Police Department salary ($58K)
Equal to average Fairfax County Police Department Detective salary ($81K)
$80K City of Las Vegas' Average Detective Salary (1 salaries)
+$12K (16%) more than national average Detective salary ($68K)
+$34K (53%) more than average City of Las Vegas salary ($46K)
$80K
City of Las Vegas Detective
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Equal to average City of Las Vegas Detective salary ($80K)
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