The median annual wage for Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is $84,980 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $98,070.
Pay spans roughly $49,020 at the 10th percentile to $173,180 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $40.86 per hour. An estimated 1,850 people work as detectives and criminal investigators in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
| Median (annual) | $84,980 |
| Mean (annual) | $98,070 |
| Median (hourly) | $40.86 |
| 10th percentile | $49,020 |
| 90th percentile | $173,180 |
| Employment | 1,850 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.