The median annual wage for Detectives and Criminal Investigators in New York is $103,340 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $106,280.
Pay spans roughly $61,450 at the 10th percentile to $168,770 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $49.68 per hour. An estimated 9,410 people work as detectives and criminal investigators in New York.
| Median (annual) | $103,340 |
| Mean (annual) | $106,280 |
| Median (hourly) | $49.68 |
| 10th percentile | $61,450 |
| 90th percentile | $168,770 |
| Employment | 9,410 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.