The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of detectives and criminal investigators in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 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 | $40,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $57,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $72,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $117,960 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $117,960. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $57,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,000.
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 | $57,300 | 16.16% | 12.91% |
| 2021 | $48,040 | -13.95% | - |
| 2020 | $54,740 | -0.71% | - |
| 2019 | $55,130 | 9.92% | - |
| 2018 | $49,660 | 8.28% | - |
| 2017 | $45,550 | -0.20% | - |
| 2016 | $45,640 | 7.41% | - |
| 2015 | $42,260 | -19.31% | - |
| 2014 | $50,420 | -1.15% | - |
| 2013 | $51,000 | 2.16% | - |
| 2012 | $49,900 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $57,300 in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is in the middle of salary range for detectives and criminal investigators in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of detectives and criminal investigators in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is 39.8 percent (39.8%) lower than that in the highest paying El Paso and 17.1 percent (17.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Wichita Falls.