Texas Wages 33-3021.00 - Detectives and Criminal Investigators

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $89,860.
  • 10% of workers earn $50,920 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $137,860 or more.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $93,580.
  • 10% of workers earn $54,160 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $159,410 or more.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024 wage data external site.

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LocationAnnual Low (10%)Annual QL (25%)Annual Median (50%)Annual QU (75%)Annual High (90%)
United States$54,160$68,390$93,580$120,080$159,410
Texas$50,920$64,360$89,860$107,240$137,860
Abilene, TX$42,990$46,850$56,510$70,270$101,440
Amarillo, TX$42,990$50,920$67,000$79,390$142,190
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$47,040$55,560$77,470$100,390$116,150
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$42,990$49,660$62,620$84,950$115,940
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$55,560$72,550$95,640$107,240$107,240
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$60,690$73,650$107,240$107,240$110,140
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$55,830$72,900$96,120$107,240$107,760
College Station-Bryan, TX$43,000$50,530$75,480$77,990$91,900
Corpus Christi, TX$46,530$58,980$81,880$110,680$155,880
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$49,020$61,020$84,980$140,420$173,180
Eagle Pass, TX$55,560$72,550$89,860$104,330$107,240
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$42,300$48,150$57,990$68,390$81,880
El Paso, TX$55,560$87,840$107,240$107,240$137,860
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$48,560$57,730$79,320$91,490$101,930
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$51,720$63,830$86,440$155,020$188,820
Killeen-Temple, TX$42,300$49,140$60,120$81,940$108,700
Laredo, TX$64,360$75,340$96,320$111,380$111,380
Longview, TX$46,530$49,720$56,100$70,900$72,210
Lubbock, TX$42,070$54,290$71,490$93,240$101,930
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$50,530$76,440$104,330$107,240$113,030
Midland, TX$55,560$64,360$72,430$102,700$129,250
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$42,990$53,910$60,690$69,210$84,440
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$55,560$61,960$86,940$98,840$111,590
Odessa, TX$49,060$52,430$59,980$67,040$84,060
San Angelo, TX$46,530$58,100$95,640$159,410$177,440
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$49,420$69,470$82,910$82,910$148,570
Sherman-Denison, TX$50,920$59,980$73,330$73,640$163,820
Texarkana, TX-AR$43,280$46,270$59,150$66,870$146,490
Tyler, TX$42,990$49,970$70,340$112,320$155,110
Victoria, TX$50,530$58,720$58,720$63,210$69,450
Waco, TX$48,480$55,010$75,270$84,990$150,800
Wichita Falls, TX$41,340$46,530$52,250$61,370$92,750

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $43.20 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $24.48 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $66.28 or more per hour.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $44.99 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $26.04 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $76.64 or more per hour.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024 wage data external site.

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LocationHourly Low (10%)Hourly QL (25%)Hourly Median (50%)Hourly QU (75%)Hourly High (90%)
United States$26.04$32.88$44.99$57.73$76.64
Texas$24.48$30.94$43.20$51.56$66.28
Abilene, TX$20.67$22.53$27.17$33.79$48.77
Amarillo, TX$20.67$24.48$32.21$38.17$68.36
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$22.62$26.71$37.24$48.27$55.84
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$20.67$23.88$30.11$40.84$55.74
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$26.71$34.88$45.98$51.56$51.56
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$29.18$35.41$51.56$51.56$52.95
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$26.84$35.05$46.21$51.56$51.81
College Station-Bryan, TX$20.67$24.29$36.29$37.50$44.18
Corpus Christi, TX$22.37$28.36$39.37$53.21$74.94
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$23.57$29.34$40.86$67.51$83.26
Eagle Pass, TX$26.71$34.88$43.20$50.16$51.56
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$20.34$23.15$27.88$32.88$39.37
El Paso, TX$26.71$42.23$51.56$51.56$66.28
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$23.35$27.75$38.14$43.99$49.01
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$24.86$30.69$41.56$74.53$90.78
Killeen-Temple, TX$20.34$23.63$28.90$39.39$52.26
Laredo, TX$30.94$36.22$46.31$53.55$53.55
Longview, TX$22.37$23.91$26.97$34.09$34.71
Lubbock, TX$20.23$26.10$34.37$44.83$49.01
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$24.29$36.75$50.16$51.56$54.34
Midland, TX$26.71$30.94$34.82$49.38$62.14
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$20.67$25.92$29.18$33.28$40.60
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$26.71$29.79$41.80$47.52$53.65
Odessa, TX$23.59$25.21$28.84$32.23$40.41
San Angelo, TX$22.37$27.93$45.98$76.64$85.31
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$23.76$33.40$39.86$39.86$71.43
Sherman-Denison, TX$24.48$28.84$35.25$35.40$78.76
Texarkana, TX-AR$20.81$22.25$28.44$32.15$70.43
Tyler, TX$20.67$24.02$33.82$54.00$74.57
Victoria, TX$24.29$28.23$28.23$30.39$33.39
Waco, TX$23.31$26.45$36.19$40.86$72.50
Wichita Falls, TX$19.88$22.37$25.12$29.51$44.59