The median annual wage for Detectives and Criminal Investigators in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $106,540 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $114,030.
Pay spans roughly $62,290 at the 10th percentile to $177,150 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $51.22 per hour. An estimated 7,460 people work as detectives and criminal investigators in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $106,540 |
| Mean (annual) | $114,030 |
| Median (hourly) | $51.22 |
| 10th percentile | $62,290 |
| 90th percentile | $177,150 |
| Employment | 7,460 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.