The median annual wage for Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $111,460 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $119,960.
Pay spans roughly $76,560 at the 10th percentile to $180,090 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $53.59 per hour. An estimated 1,050 people work as detectives and criminal investigators in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH.
| Median (annual) | $111,460 |
| Mean (annual) | $119,960 |
| Median (hourly) | $53.59 |
| 10th percentile | $76,560 |
| 90th percentile | $180,090 |
| Employment | 1,050 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.