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Wages for Private Detectives and Investigators in MINNESOTA

Location	Pay Period	2025
Location	Pay Period	10%	25%	Median	75%	90%
United States	Hourly	$17.66	$19.57	$24.62	$35.57	$46.94
	Yearly	$36,740	$40,700	$51,220	$73,990	$97,630
Minnesota	Hourly	$19.48	$22.08	$27.83	$40.22	$48.73
	Yearly	$40,520	$45,930	$57,880	$83,670	$101,360
Northwest Minnesota Balance of State	Hourly	$20.09	$21.30	$27.83	$36.35	$41.54
	Yearly	$41,780	$44,290	$57,880	$75,610	$86,390
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI Metro Area	Hourly	$19.86	$22.69	$33.76	$45.01	$48.94
	Yearly	$41,310	$47,200	$70,220	$93,620	$101,800
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Duluth, MN-WI Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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La Crosse-Onalaska, WI-MN Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Sioux Falls, SD-MN Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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Grand Forks, ND-MN Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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St. Cloud, MN Metro Area	Hourly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
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