How much does a Private Detective earn

Income data is from Employment and Social Development Canada's 2025 wage tables. The closest match for this career in Canada’s occupational classification system is Private Detective. According to the wage tables, average income is

Income data is from Employment and Social Development Canada's 2025 wage tables. The closest match for this career in Canada’s occupational classification system is Private Detective. According to the wage tables, average income is

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, average income (in USD) in 2025 was

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, average income (in USD) in 2025 was

NameBottom 10%Bottom 25%MedianTop 25%Top 10%
National average$34K$38K$44K$52K$65K
National average$17$18$21$25$31
National average$37K$41K$51K$74K$98K
National average$18$20$25$36$47
Alberta$17$19$21$25$38
Alberta$36K$40K$44K$52K$79K
British Columbia$37K$41K$47K$59K$67K
British Columbia$18$20$23$28$32
Manitoba$33K$33K$38K$47K$60K
Manitoba$16$16$19$23$29
New Brunswick$16$17$18$21$26
New Brunswick$33K$35K$37K$43K$54K
Newfoundland and Labrador$33K$35K$42K$50K$60K
Newfoundland and Labrador$16$17$20$24$29
Northwest Territories$37KNA$55KNA$96K
Northwest Territories$18NA$26NA$46
Nova Scotia$17$17$17$19$24
Nova Scotia$34K$34K$35K$40K$50K
Nunavut$20$23$25$31$33
Nunavut$42K$48K$52K$64K$69K
Ontario$18$18$20$25$35
Ontario$37K$37K$42K$52K$72K
Prince Edward Island$34K$34K$37K$47K$54K
Prince Edward Island$17$17$18$22$26
Quebec$40K$41K$45K$53K$62K
Quebec$19$20$22$26$30
Saskatchewan$15$17$20$24$31
Saskatchewan$32K$35K$42K$50K$65K
Yukon$20$23$27$30$38
Yukon$42K$48K$56K$62K$79K
 Alabama$36K$38K$47K$53K$61K
 Alabama$17$18$23$25$30
 Alaska$19$21$26$34$51
 Alaska$40K$43K$53K$71K$106K
 Arizona$38K$41K$61K$80K$92K
 Arizona$18$20$29$38$44
 Arkansas$17$18$23$34$52
 Arkansas$36K$38K$48K$70K$108K
 California$43K$45K$61K$82K$103K
 California$20$22$29$39$50
 Colorado$41K$44K$49K$68K$86K
 Colorado$20$21$23$33$42
 Connecticut$18$20$36$40$46
 Connecticut$38K$42K$75K$83K$96K
 Delaware$19$23$27$33$39
 Delaware$40K$48K$56K$68K$81K
 District of Columbia$22$22$35$52$75
 District of Columbia$46K$46K$73K$108K$157K
 Florida$36K$38K$51K$64K$86K
 Florida$17$18$24$31$41
 Georgia$37K$39K$45K$60K$97K
 Georgia$18$19$22$29$46
 Hawaii$20$21$22$32$40
 Hawaii$42K$44K$46K$66K$83K
 Idaho$19$21$23$31$34
 Idaho$40K$44K$48K$65K$70K
 Illinois$19$21$29$38$47
 Illinois$39K$44K$60K$79K$98K
 Indiana$18$18$20$26$37
 Indiana$36K$38K$42K$54K$77K
 Iowa$18$18$20$26$31
 Iowa$37K$38K$41K$55K$64K
 Kansas$17$18$22$29$37
 Kansas$36K$37K$45K$61K$76K
 Kentucky$37K$40K$48K$56K$70K
 Kentucky$18$19$23$27$34
 Louisiana$35K$37K$42K$53K$68K
 Louisiana$17$18$20$25$33
 Maine$18$19$21$26$32
 Maine$37K$40K$44K$54K$67K
 Maryland$20$24$36$61$64
 Maryland$42K$50K$74K$128K$132K
 Massachusetts$40K$42K$50K$95K$121K
 Massachusetts$19$20$24$46$58
 Michigan$36K$38K$49K$62K$87K
 Michigan$17$18$23$30$42
 Minnesota$19$22$28$40$49
 Minnesota$40K$46K$58K$84K$101K
 Mississippi$32K$36K$39K$52K$69K
 Mississippi$15$17$19$25$33
 Missouri$34K$38K$42K$52K$68K
 Missouri$16$18$20$25$33
 Montana$40K$43K$47K$55K$73K
 Montana$19$21$23$26$35
 Nebraska$19$21$25$37$43
 Nebraska$39K$43K$52K$76K$90K
 Nevada$40K$42K$48K$69K$187K
 Nevada$19$20$23$33$90
 New Hampshire$19$23$31$38$60
 New Hampshire$40K$47K$65K$78K$124K
 New Jersey$19$21$26$44$50
 New Jersey$40K$43K$55K$92K$104K
 New Mexico$17$18$20$31$32
 New Mexico$36K$37K$42K$64K$66K
 New York$41K$46K$59K$81K$104K
 New York$20$22$28$39$50
 North Carolina$37K$41K$53K$75K$99K
 North Carolina$18$20$25$36$47
 North Dakota$33K$40K$44K$50K$61K
 North Dakota$16$19$21$24$29
 Ohio$18$20$23$34$41
 Ohio$38K$42K$47K$71K$85K
 Oklahoma$17$18$19$28$30
 Oklahoma$36K$37K$40K$58K$63K
 Oregon$45K$56K$76K$92K$98K
 Oregon$21$27$37$44$47
 Pennsylvania$18$22$25$35$44
 Pennsylvania$38K$45K$51K$72K$92K
 Puerto Rico$22K$22K$42K$46K$47K
 Puerto Rico$11$11$20$22$23
 Rhode Island$38K$40K$55K$79K$79K
 Rhode Island$18$19$26$38$38
 South Carolina$18$19$25$35$45
 South Carolina$37K$40K$52K$73K$94K
 South Dakota$19$20$22$23$24
 South Dakota$40K$41K$45K$49K$50K
 Tennessee$16$19$24$48$49
 Tennessee$34K$38K$49K$99K$101K
 Texas$36K$37K$52K$73K$100K
 Texas$17$18$25$35$48
 Utah$39K$48K$58K$61K$90K
 Utah$19$23$28$29$43
 Vermont$20$21$33$37$46
 Vermont$42K$45K$68K$77K$96K
 Virginia$36K$41K$56K$77K$95K
 Virginia$17$20$27$37$46
 Washington$43K$47K$64K$85K$104K
 Washington$21$22$31$41$50
 West Virginia$36K$37K$46K$61K$79K
 West Virginia$17$18$22$29$38
 Wisconsin$18$19$20$28$37
 Wisconsin$37K$39K$42K$58K$77K
 Wyoming$41K$43K$54K$74K$80K
 Wyoming$20$21$26$36$39
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