The median annual wage for Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA is $107,060 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $114,340.
Pay spans roughly $74,920 at the 10th percentile to $151,590 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $51.47 per hour. An estimated 40 people work as detectives and criminal investigators in Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA.
| Median (annual) | $107,060 |
| Mean (annual) | $114,340 |
| Median (hourly) | $51.47 |
| 10th percentile | $74,920 |
| 90th percentile | $151,590 |
| Employment | 40 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.