The median annual wage for Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Bellingham, WA is $120,080 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $126,620.
Pay spans roughly $100,610 at the 10th percentile to $173,680 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $57.73 per hour. An estimated 260 people work as detectives and criminal investigators in Bellingham, WA.
| Median (annual) | $120,080 |
| Mean (annual) | $126,620 |
| Median (hourly) | $57.73 |
| 10th percentile | $100,610 |
| 90th percentile | $173,680 |
| Employment | 260 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.