The median annual wage for Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX is $107,240 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $96,520.
Pay spans roughly $60,690 at the 10th percentile to $110,140 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $51.56 per hour. An estimated 760 people work as detectives and criminal investigators in Brownsville-Harlingen, TX.
| Median (annual) | $107,240 |
| Mean (annual) | $96,520 |
| Median (hourly) | $51.56 |
| 10th percentile | $60,690 |
| 90th percentile | $110,140 |
| Employment | 760 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.