Salary Range for a Private Investigator in Connecticut
Connecticut private detectives and investigators' earnings were in the top half of American states in May 2009, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, but the average annual salary of just under $45,000 was about $2,000 per year lower than the national average. Earnings ranged from $25,000 or less to more than $72,000.
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Average Wages
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Connecticut private detectives and investigators earned a mean or average hourly wage of $21.57 per hour in May 2009, according to figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, roughly equivalent to an annual salary of $44,860. Hourly averages are calculated by adding the hourly wages of all survey respondents in the sample and dividing by the total number. This figure is then multiplied by 2,080--the number of hours a full-time employee works in a year, excluding overtime--to come up with average annual wages.
Median Wages
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The median wages for private detectives and investigators in Connecticut in May 2009 were $17.89 per hour or approximately $37,210 on an annual basis. A median wage is one that half of workers employed in that occupation earn more than and that the other half earn less than.
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Wage Range
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For the best-paid 10 per cent of private detectives and investigators in Connecticut in May 2009, hourly wages were $35.06 or more per hour, which equates to about $72,920 or more yearly. At the opposite end of the scale, the most poorly paid tenth of Connecticut workers in this occupation made $11.94 or less per hour in May 2009, which works out to about $24,820 or less on an annual basis.
State Ranking
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The annual average wage for private detectives and investigators in Connecticut in May 2009 was the 20th highest in the United States, with higher-paying states including Alaska, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia, Washington and Wyoming.
Comparison
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The national average wages for private detectives and investigators in May 2009 were slightly higher than they were in Connecticut, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, at $22.66 per hour or approximately $47,130 per year. Virginia had the highest annual average salary, at $68,420, with New Mexico and New Jersey also boasting average annual wages in excess of $60,000 per year. Alaska and Delaware were the other states in the top five, and both had annual average wages above $59,000 in May 2009.
Industry Differences
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The highest-paying industries for Connecticut private investigators in May 2009 included natural gas distribution and management, scientific and technical consulting services, which paid average annual salaries of more than $80,000. General merchandise stores and department stores were among the lowest-paying industries for private investigators, both paying less than $34,000 per year on average.
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