Texas Wages 33-3021.00 - Detectives and Criminal Investigators

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $90,510.
  • 10% of workers earn $52,510 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $132,850 or more.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $93,790.
  • 10% of workers earn $55,390 or less.
  • 10% of workers earn $160,540 or more.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 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$55,390$69,330$93,790$120,520$160,540
Texas$52,510$64,660$90,510$109,300$132,850
Abilene, TX$45,990$49,530$59,980$80,240$103,380
Amarillo, TX$45,990$53,920$74,980$80,260$92,410
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$48,840$58,790$78,970$99,220$114,790
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$45,990$53,530$70,760$76,910$114,460
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$56,620$73,920$94,520$109,300$112,260
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$56,620$86,570$109,300$109,300$112,260
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$56,890$74,300$97,950$109,300$109,820
College Station-Bryan, TX$51,710$60,170$76,320$83,360$92,920
Corpus Christi, TX$47,990$57,430$89,970$115,770$158,830
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$50,870$62,800$86,110$143,210$176,610
Eagle Pass, TX$56,620$63,130$91,560$106,330$109,300
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$45,520$50,980$56,090$65,840$81,680
El Paso, TX$56,620$79,380$109,300$109,300$140,500
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$52,280$59,590$80,260$96,070$105,930
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$54,630$65,070$86,390$151,900$187,350
Killeen-Temple, TX$45,990$53,920$70,590$80,240$131,730
Laredo, TX$58,800$76,790$98,180$113,530$116,580
Longview, TX$47,990$55,120$63,950$78,050$84,570
Lubbock, TX$44,370$54,700$72,820$94,280$98,070
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$49,730$69,760$103,380$109,300$115,210
Midland, TX$69,940$70,970$78,920$93,780$114,460
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$47,630$55,820$62,980$73,450$84,370
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$55,930$63,130$88,610$97,470$109,300
San Angelo, TX$51,400$65,300$106,580$137,970$169,520
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$52,440$73,140$83,830$89,470$138,110
Sherman-Denison, TX$54,700$62,980$70,740$75,820$167,070
Texarkana, TX-AR$41,030$49,940$55,950$66,080$78,920
Tyler, TX$50,200$63,360$79,710$101,840$149,280
Victoria, TX$53,530$58,030$58,030$63,150$67,940
Waco, TX$54,760$65,590$70,990$83,360$153,670

In Texas:

  • Workers on average earn $43.51 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $25.24 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $63.87 or more per hour.

In the United States:

  • Workers on average earn $45.09 per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $26.63 or less per hour.
  • 10% of workers earn $77.18 or more per hour.

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2025 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$26.63$33.33$45.09$57.94$77.18
Texas$25.24$31.09$43.51$52.55$63.87
Abilene, TX$22.11$23.81$28.84$38.58$49.70
Amarillo, TX$22.11$25.92$36.05$38.59$44.43
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$23.48$28.26$37.96$47.70$55.19
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX$22.11$25.73$34.02$36.98$55.03
Border Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$27.22$35.54$45.44$52.55$53.97
Brownsville-Harlingen, TX$27.22$41.62$52.55$52.55$53.97
Coastal Plains Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$27.35$35.72$47.09$52.55$52.80
College Station-Bryan, TX$24.86$28.93$36.69$40.08$44.68
Corpus Christi, TX$23.07$27.61$43.26$55.66$76.36
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$24.46$30.19$41.40$68.85$84.91
Eagle Pass, TX$27.22$30.35$44.02$51.12$52.55
Eastern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$21.88$24.51$26.97$31.65$39.27
El Paso, TX$27.22$38.17$52.55$52.55$67.55
Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$25.13$28.65$38.59$46.19$50.93
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$26.26$31.28$41.53$73.03$90.07
Killeen-Temple, TX$22.11$25.92$33.94$38.58$63.33
Laredo, TX$28.27$36.92$47.20$54.58$56.05
Longview, TX$23.07$26.50$30.75$37.52$40.66
Lubbock, TX$21.33$26.30$35.01$45.33$47.15
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX$23.91$33.54$49.70$52.55$55.39
Midland, TX$33.63$34.12$37.94$45.09$55.03
North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$22.90$26.84$30.28$35.31$40.56
Northwestern Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area$26.89$30.35$42.60$46.86$52.55
San Angelo, TX$24.71$31.39$51.24$66.33$81.50
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$25.21$35.17$40.31$43.02$66.40
Sherman-Denison, TX$26.30$30.28$34.01$36.45$80.32
Texarkana, TX-AR$19.73$24.01$26.90$31.77$37.94
Tyler, TX$24.13$30.46$38.32$48.96$71.77
Victoria, TX$25.73$27.90$27.90$30.36$32.66
Waco, TX$26.33$31.54$34.13$40.08$73.88