Private Detectives and Investigators · SOC 33-9021
Private Detectives and Investigators Salary in the Nebraska
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025Nebraska
Figures describe the state of Nebraska as a whole.
Private Detectives and Investigators in the Nebraska earned a median of $51,750 per year ($24.88 per hour) as of the May 2025 BLS OEWS estimates. Pay ranged from $38,950 at the 10th percentile to $89,480 at the 90th. BLS estimates 160 people work in this occupation in the area.
Pay distribution
Half of Private Detectives and Investigators in the Nebraska earn more than $51,750 per year, half earn less; the middle half earn between $42,800 and $76,000.
| Wage | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual | $38,950 | $42,800 | $51,750 | $76,000 | $89,480 |
| Hourly | $18.73 | $20.58 | $24.88 | $36.54 | $43.02 |
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
- Nebraska$51,750 median for Nebraska; middle half earns $42,800 to $76,000
- 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 +1% vs the U.S. median for this occupation.
Metro areas in Nebraska
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.
- Nebraskathis page$51,750 median for Nebraska; middle half earns $42,800 to $76,000
- $53,800 median for Lincoln metro area; middle half earns $48,380 to $76,850
- $44,100 median for Omaha metro area; middle half earns $40,190 to $55,080
Bars span the 25th–75th percentile (the middle half of workers); the tick marks the median.
Keep exploring
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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.