The median annual wage for Detectives and Criminal Investigators in St. Louis, MO-IL is $86,200 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $97,410.
Pay spans roughly $55,580 at the 10th percentile to $158,830 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $41.44 per hour. An estimated 600 people work as detectives and criminal investigators in St. Louis, MO-IL.
| Median (annual) | $86,200 |
| Mean (annual) | $97,410 |
| Median (hourly) | $41.44 |
| 10th percentile | $55,580 |
| 90th percentile | $158,830 |
| Employment | 600 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.