Private Detectives and Investigators · SOC 33-9021
Private Detectives and Investigators Salary in the Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
Figures describe the Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, a BLS-defined region outside metropolitan areas — not a single city or town.
Private Detectives and Investigators in the Central East New York nonmetropolitan area earned a median of $47,310 per year ($22.75 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $38,740 at the 10th percentile to $97,630 at the 90th. BLS estimates 30 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Private Detectives and Investigators in the Central East New York nonmetropolitan area earn more than $47,310 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $40,710 and $52,640.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $38,740 | $40,710 | $47,310 | $52,640 | $97,630 |
| Hourly | $18.62 | $19.57 | $22.75 | $25.31 | $46.94 |
A percentile is a cut point: 25% of workers in this occupation and area earn less than the 25th-percentile wage. The median is the 50th percentile — half earn less, half earn more.
How this area compares
- Central East New York nonmetropolitan area$47,310 median for Central East New York nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $40,710 to $52,640
- New Yorkstate$59,140 median for New York; middle half earns $45,970 to $80,910
- United Statesnational$51,220 median for United States; middle half earns $40,700 to $73,990
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
The median here is −20% vs New York overall and −8% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Other metro areas in New York
Metro areas in the same state with published May 2025 medians for private detectives and investigators, highest first. Areas without published estimates are not listed.
- Central East New York nonmetropolitan areathis page$47,310 median for Central East New York nonmetropolitan area; middle half earns $40,710 to $52,640
- $59,140 median for New York metro area; middle half earns $49,160 to $87,080
- $53,930 median for Kiryas Joel metro area; middle half earns $44,090 to $80,270
- $50,730 median for Syracuse metro area; middle half earns $43,660 to $55,920
- $50,540 median for Buffalo metro area; middle half earns $43,170 to $67,520
- $50,510 median for Rochester metro area; middle half earns $40,250 to $75,250
- $43,890 median for Albany metro area; middle half earns $39,190 to $79,200
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
Other occupations in the same SOC group with published medians here, largest employment first:
Highest-paying metro areas for private detectives and investigatorss · Highest-paying occupations in Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
About this estimate
These figures are survey estimates from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program — modeled from employer reports collected over three years and benchmarked to May 2025. They describe what employers in this area currently pay across all industries, not what any individual worker will be offered.
Employment counts wage-and-salary jobs in the occupation (self-employed workers are excluded). Estimates carry sampling error; percentile wages are rounded by BLS. Some values are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality or quality — suppressed values appear here as “not published”, never as zero. Read the full methodology.
About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.