The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $48,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $64,070 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $88,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $145,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $145,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,070. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,520.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of detectives and criminal investigators from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $64,070 | 1.84% | 11.21% |
| 2021 | $62,890 | -1.67% | - |
| 2020 | $63,940 | 2.92% | - |
| 2019 | $62,070 | 4.40% | - |
| 2018 | $59,340 | 0.10% | - |
| 2017 | $59,280 | -1.42% | - |
| 2016 | $60,120 | 4.03% | - |
| 2015 | $57,700 | 2.03% | - |
| 2014 | $56,530 | 3.93% | - |
| 2013 | $54,310 | -4.75% | - |
| 2012 | $56,890 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $64,070, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the second highest paying city for detectives and criminal investigators in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Memphis (median annual salary of $72,970). Compared with Memphis, the median annual salary of detectives and criminal investigators in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 12.2 percent (12.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Memphis | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Jackson | |
| Knoxville | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Cleveland | |
| Clarksville | |
| Johnson City | |
| Morristown | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area |