The median annual wage for Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Trenton-Princeton, NJ is $107,290 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $112,820.
Pay spans roughly $75,440 at the 10th percentile to $172,100 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $51.58 per hour. An estimated 420 people work as detectives and criminal investigators in Trenton-Princeton, NJ.
| Median (annual) | $107,290 |
| Mean (annual) | $112,820 |
| Median (hourly) | $51.58 |
| 10th percentile | $75,440 |
| 90th percentile | $172,100 |
| Employment | 420 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.