The median annual wage for Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA is $122,450 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $128,720.
Pay spans roughly $91,480 at the 10th percentile to $173,680 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $58.87 per hour. An estimated 680 people work as detectives and criminal investigators in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA.
| Median (annual) | $122,450 |
| Mean (annual) | $128,720 |
| Median (hourly) | $58.87 |
| 10th percentile | $91,480 |
| 90th percentile | $173,680 |
| Employment | 680 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.