The annual salary statistics of detectives and criminal investigators in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of detectives and criminal investigators in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland 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 | $72,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $88,250 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $118,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $129,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for detectives and criminal investigators in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $129,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $88,250. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $72,130.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of detectives and criminal investigators from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $88,250 | 34.27% | 29.00% |
| 2018 | $58,010 | -2.65% | - |
| 2017 | $59,550 | -5.22% | - |
| 2016 | $62,660 | 6.32% | - |
| 2015 | $58,700 | -25.18% | - |
| 2014 | $73,480 | 29.06% | - |
| 2013 | $52,130 | -20.20% | - |
| 2012 | $62,660 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $88,250 in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is in the middle of salary range for detectives and criminal investigators in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of detectives and criminal investigators in Kennewick-Pasco-Richland is 20.2 percent (20.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 37.5 percent (37.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Wenatchee-East Wenatchee.