The median annual wage for Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is $127,980 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $126,210.
Pay spans roughly $82,250 at the 10th percentile to $175,340 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $61.53 per hour. An estimated 3,070 people work as detectives and criminal investigators in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA.
| Median (annual) | $127,980 |
| Mean (annual) | $126,210 |
| Median (hourly) | $61.53 |
| 10th percentile | $82,250 |
| 90th percentile | $175,340 |
| Employment | 3,070 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.