The median annual wage for Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY is $106,110 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $98,670.
Pay spans roughly $63,100 at the 10th percentile to $124,860 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $51.01 per hour. An estimated 880 people work as detectives and criminal investigators in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY.
| Median (annual) | $106,110 |
| Mean (annual) | $98,670 |
| Median (hourly) | $51.01 |
| 10th percentile | $63,100 |
| 90th percentile | $124,860 |
| Employment | 880 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.