How much do Detectives and Criminal Investigators make in Trenton-Princeton, NJ?

Percentile spread

For Detectives and Criminal Investigators, the published 10th percentile is $78,570 and the 90th percentile is $175,930. The difference is $97,360, which is 87.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $93,440 to the 75th at $130,540, covers $37,100.

The mean annual wage is $117,070, which sits above the median of $110,750. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Trenton-Princeton, NJ median is 18.1% higher than the national median of $93,790 for Detectives and Criminal Investigators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $107,337, which is 14.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.8% lower than the New Jersey median of $116,300.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Trenton-Princeton, NJ is 103.180, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $110,750 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Detectives and Criminal Investigators at $107,337 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

24 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Detectives and Criminal Investigators. Trenton-Princeton, NJ ranks 4th of 25 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 42 miles away, with a median of $97,580 and employment of 2,160. That median is 11.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $95,150, against $107,337 here.
• Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ is 51 miles away, with a median of $94,800 and employment of 190. That median is 14.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,830, against $107,337 here.
• New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 57 miles away, with a median of $106,440 and employment of 7,580. That median is 3.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,560, against $107,337 here.

Employment share

Detectives and Criminal Investigators accounts for 0.15% of wage-and-salary employment in Trenton-Princeton, NJ (370 of 240,190). Nationally the occupation is 0.07% of employment (114,430 of 155,495,730). The local share is 2.09 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.