How much do Private Detectives and Investigators make in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL?

Percentile spread

For Private Detectives and Investigators, the published 10th percentile is $28,640 and the 90th percentile is $76,140. The difference is $47,500, which is 91.4% 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 $41,160 to the 75th at $62,760, covers $21,600.

The mean annual wage is $54,880, which sits above the median of $51,950. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL median is 1.4% higher than the national median of $51,220 for Private Detectives and Investigators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $50,724, which is 1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 2.6% higher than the Florida median of $50,640.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL is 102.417, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $51,950 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Private Detectives and Investigators at $50,724 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

10 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Private Detectives and Investigators. North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL ranks 3rd of 11 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).).

• Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL is 55 miles away, with a median of $51,390 and employment of 660. That median is 1.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,937, against $50,724 here.
• Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL is 59 miles away, with a median of $49,870 and employment of 90. That median is 4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $48,725, against $50,724 here.
• Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL is 62 miles away, with a median of $39,690 and employment of 130. That median is 23.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $40,858, against $50,724 here.

Employment share

Private Detectives and Investigators accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL (80 of 339,940). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (35,580 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.03 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.