The median annual wage for Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Winston-Salem, NC is $57,880 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $62,680.
Pay spans roughly $42,220 at the 10th percentile to $85,670 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $27.83 per hour. An estimated 140 people work as detectives and criminal investigators in Winston-Salem, NC.
| Median (annual) | $57,880 |
| Mean (annual) | $62,680 |
| Median (hourly) | $27.83 |
| 10th percentile | $42,220 |
| 90th percentile | $85,670 |
| Employment | 140 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.