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$34.4K$38.1K$43.7K$52K$65.4K
National average$17$18$21$25$31
National average$36.7K$40.7K$51.2K$74K$97.6K
National average$18$20$25$36$47
Alberta$17$19$21$25$38
Alberta$35.9K$39.5K$43.7K$52K$79K
British Columbia$37.4K$41.1K$47.3K$58.8K$66.6K
British Columbia$18$20$23$28$32
Manitoba$33.3K$33.3K$38.5K$46.8K$60.3K
Manitoba$16$16$19$23$29
New Brunswick$16$17$18$21$26
New Brunswick$32.6K$35.2K$37.4K$43.3K$54.1K
Newfoundland and Labrador$33.3K$35.4K$41.6K$49.9K$60.3K
Newfoundland and Labrador$16$17$20$24$29
Northwest Territories$37.1KNA$54.8KNA$95.8K
Northwest Territories$18NA$26NA$46
Nova Scotia$17$17$17$19$24
Nova Scotia$34.3K$34.3K$35.4K$40.4K$49.9K
Nunavut$20$23$25$31$33
Nunavut$41.6K$47.8K$52K$64.5K$68.6K
Ontario$18$18$20$25$35
Ontario$36.6K$36.6K$41.6K$52K$72.5K
Prince Edward Island$34.3K$34.3K$37.4K$46.6K$53.8K
Prince Edward Island$17$17$18$22$26
Quebec$39.5K$41.1K$44.8K$53K$62.4K
Quebec$19$20$22$26$30
Saskatchewan$15$17$20$24$31
Saskatchewan$31.9K$35.4K$41.6K$49.9K$65K
Yukon$20$23$27$30$38
Yukon$41.6K$47.7K$55.5K$62.4K$79K
 Alabama$36K$37.7K$46.8K$52.6K$61.4K
 Alabama$17$18$23$25$30
 Alaska$19$21$26$34$51
 Alaska$39.6K$42.8K$53.4K$71.2K$106K
 Arizona$38.2K$41.4K$61K$79.8K$92.2K
 Arizona$18$20$29$38$44
 Arkansas$17$18$23$34$52
 Arkansas$36K$38K$47.8K$70K$108K
 California$42.6K$45.4K$61.2K$82.1K$103K
 California$20$22$29$39$50
 Colorado$41.1K$44.2K$48.7K$67.8K$86.4K
 Colorado$20$21$23$33$42
 Connecticut$18$20$36$40$46
 Connecticut$38.3K$42.1K$75K$83.3K$95.8K
 Delaware$19$23$27$33$39
 Delaware$40.4K$47.5K$55.7K$67.8K$80.7K
 District of Columbia$22$22$35$52$75
 District of Columbia$45.8K$46.3K$72.7K$108K$157K
 Florida$36K$38.1K$50.6K$64.1K$85.8K
 Florida$17$18$24$31$41
 Georgia$36.6K$38.6K$45.1K$60K$96.7K
 Georgia$18$19$22$29$46
 Hawaii$20$21$22$32$40
 Hawaii$41.8K$43.8K$45.8K$66.4K$83K
 Idaho$19$21$23$31$34
 Idaho$39.5K$44.5K$47.9K$65.4K$69.7K
 Illinois$19$21$29$38$47
 Illinois$38.9K$44.4K$60.2K$79.1K$97.8K
 Indiana$18$18$20$26$37
 Indiana$36.5K$38K$41.8K$53.6K$77K
 Iowa$18$18$20$26$31
 Iowa$36.9K$38.4K$41.1K$54.7K$64.1K
 Kansas$17$18$22$29$37
 Kansas$35.8K$36.9K$45.3K$60.6K$76.5K
 Kentucky$37.3K$40.2K$47.6K$56.1K$70.2K
 Kentucky$18$19$23$27$34
 Louisiana$35K$36.8K$42K$52.9K$67.7K
 Louisiana$17$18$20$25$33
 Maine$18$19$21$26$32
 Maine$36.6K$39.6K$43.8K$54.1K$67.2K
 Maryland$20$24$36$61$64
 Maryland$41.6K$50K$74.4K$128K$132K
 Massachusetts$40.2K$42.5K$50.2K$94.7K$121K
 Massachusetts$19$20$24$46$58
 Michigan$36.4K$38.4K$48.6K$61.6K$87.4K
 Michigan$17$18$23$30$42
 Minnesota$19$22$28$40$49
 Minnesota$40.5K$45.9K$57.9K$83.7K$101K
 Mississippi$31.8K$36.2K$39.1K$52.4K$69.2K
 Mississippi$15$17$19$25$33
 Missouri$33.7K$37.5K$41.6K$51.9K$67.7K
 Missouri$16$18$20$25$33
 Montana$39.9K$42.6K$47.4K$55K$73.2K
 Montana$19$21$23$26$35
 Nebraska$19$21$25$37$43
 Nebraska$39K$42.8K$51.8K$76K$89.5K
 Nevada$40.2K$42K$47.6K$69.4K$187K
 Nevada$19$20$23$33$90
 New Hampshire$19$23$31$38$60
 New Hampshire$40.5K$47K$65.4K$78.3K$124K
 New Jersey$19$21$26$44$50
 New Jersey$40K$42.9K$54.7K$92K$104K
 New Mexico$17$18$20$31$32
 New Mexico$35.7K$36.9K$41.6K$64.3K$66.4K
 New York$40.9K$46K$59.1K$80.9K$104K
 New York$20$22$28$39$50
 North Carolina$36.6K$41K$52.9K$74.9K$98.6K
 North Carolina$18$20$25$36$47
 North Dakota$32.7K$39.8K$44.3K$50.4K$61.3K
 North Dakota$16$19$21$24$29
 Ohio$18$20$23$34$41
 Ohio$37.5K$41.6K$47.2K$70.9K$84.9K
 Oklahoma$17$18$19$28$30
 Oklahoma$36K$37.1K$39.7K$58.4K$62.7K
 Oregon$44.6K$55.7K$76.5K$92.4K$97.5K
 Oregon$21$27$37$44$47
 Pennsylvania$18$22$25$35$44
 Pennsylvania$38.4K$44.8K$51.2K$71.8K$91.5K
 Puerto Rico$21.8K$21.8K$42.2K$45.9K$47.4K
 Puerto Rico$11$11$20$22$23
 Rhode Island$37.6K$39.8K$54.6K$79.1K$79.1K
 Rhode Island$18$19$26$38$38
 South Carolina$18$19$25$35$45
 South Carolina$37K$40.1K$51.5K$73.4K$93.7K
 South Dakota$19$20$22$23$24
 South Dakota$40K$40.9K$44.8K$48.6K$49.6K
 Tennessee$16$19$24$48$49
 Tennessee$33.9K$38.5K$49.4K$99.2K$101K
 Texas$35.6K$36.8K$51.8K$72.7K$99.9K
 Texas$17$18$25$35$48
 Utah$38.7K$48.5K$57.9K$61.1K$89.9K
 Utah$19$23$28$29$43
 Vermont$20$21$33$37$46
 Vermont$41.9K$44.6K$67.9K$77K$95.8K
 Virginia$35.5K$41.2K$56.2K$76.7K$95K
 Virginia$17$20$27$37$46
 Washington$43.1K$46.6K$64.1K$84.7K$104K
 Washington$21$22$31$41$50
 West Virginia$36K$37.1K$46.4K$60.7K$78.6K
 West Virginia$17$18$22$29$38
 Wisconsin$18$19$20$28$37
 Wisconsin$37K$38.6K$41.8K$58.2K$76.6K
 Wyoming$40.6K$42.8K$54.3K$74.2K$80.1K
 Wyoming$20$21$26$36$39
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