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          Wages for Detectives and Criminal Investigators in KENTUCKY

          Location Pay
          Period
          2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $26.63 $33.33 $45.09 $57.94 $77.18
          Yearly $55,390 $69,330 $93,790 $120,520 $160,540
          Kentucky Hourly $24.83 $29.49 $34.46 $46.21 $71.77
          Yearly $51,640 $61,330 $71,670 $96,120 $149,280
          Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $27.22 $31.25 $40.20 $63.33 $75.99
          Yearly $56,620 $65,000 $83,620 $131,730 $158,060
          Clarksville, TN-KY Metro Area Hourly $29.10 $29.10 $35.00 $51.12 $63.33
          Yearly $60,520 $60,520 $72,800 $106,330 $131,730
          West Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $23.58 $26.14 $29.15 $31.06 $34.51
          Yearly $49,040 $54,380 $60,630 $64,590 $71,770
          South Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $21.25 $24.19 $29.57 $34.46 $55.03
          Yearly $44,200 $50,310 $61,500 $71,670 $114,460
          Central Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $25.08 $26.18 $31.06 $34.24 $36.07
          Yearly $52,170 $54,450 $64,590 $71,210 $75,020
          East Kentucky Balance of State Hourly $21.34 $25.85 $29.68 $34.46 $34.50
          Yearly $44,380 $53,760 $61,730 $71,670 $71,770
          Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH Metro Area Hourly $21.71 $26.10 $27.27 $35.63 $73.88
          Yearly $45,150 $54,290 $56,710 $74,120 $153,670
          Lexington-Fayette, KY Metro Area Hourly $26.41 $30.58 $40.82 $67.55 $80.22
          Yearly $54,920 $63,600 $84,900 $140,500 $166,860
          Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN Metro Area Hourly $29.23 $36.07 $44.28 $50.27 $74.76
          Yearly $60,800 $75,030 $92,110 $104,560 $155,500
          Bowling Green, KY Metro Area Hourly $20.71 $29.29 $38.16 $71.77 $78.10
          Yearly $43,080 $60,910 $79,360 $149,280 $162,450
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