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          Wages for Detectives and Criminal Investigators in TEXAS

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          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
          Texas Hourly $25.24 $31.09 $43.51 $52.55 $63.87
          Yearly $52,510 $64,660 $90,510 $109,300 $132,850
          Coastal Plains Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $27.35 $35.72 $47.09 $52.55 $52.80
          Yearly $56,890 $74,300 $97,950 $109,300 $109,820
          Tyler, TX Metro Area Hourly $24.13 $30.46 $38.32 $48.96 $71.77
          Yearly $50,200 $63,360 $79,710 $101,840 $149,280
          Laredo, TX Metro Area Hourly $28.27 $36.92 $47.20 $54.58 $56.05
          Yearly $58,800 $76,790 $98,180 $113,530 $116,580
          Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area Hourly $22.11 $25.92 $33.94 $38.58 $63.33
          Yearly $45,990 $53,920 $70,590 $80,240 $131,730
          Midland, TX Metro Area Hourly $33.63 $34.12 $37.94 $45.09 $55.03
          Yearly $69,940 $70,970 $78,920 $93,780 $114,460
          San Angelo, TX Metro Area Hourly $24.71 $31.39 $51.24 $66.33 $81.50
          Yearly $51,400 $65,300 $106,580 $137,970 $169,520
          Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area Hourly $23.48 $28.26 $37.96 $47.70 $55.19
          Yearly $48,840 $58,790 $78,970 $99,220 $114,790
          Northwestern Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $26.89 $30.35 $42.60 $46.86 $52.55
          Yearly $55,930 $63,130 $88,610 $97,470 $109,300
          Border Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $27.22 $35.54 $45.44 $52.55 $53.97
          Yearly $56,620 $73,920 $94,520 $109,300 $112,260
          Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area Hourly $19.73 $24.01 $26.90 $31.77 $37.94
          Yearly $41,030 $49,940 $55,950 $66,080 $78,920
          Hill Country Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $25.13 $28.65 $38.59 $46.19 $50.93
          Yearly $52,280 $59,590 $80,260 $96,070 $105,930
          Eastern Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $21.88 $24.51 $26.97 $31.65 $39.27
          Yearly $45,520 $50,980 $56,090 $65,840 $81,680
          San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area Hourly $25.21 $35.17 $40.31 $43.02 $66.40
          Yearly $52,440 $73,140 $83,830 $89,470 $138,110
          Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area Hourly $24.46 $30.19 $41.40 $68.85 $84.91
          Yearly $50,870 $62,800 $86,110 $143,210 $176,610
          North Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $22.90 $26.84 $30.28 $35.31 $40.56
          Yearly $47,630 $55,820 $62,980 $73,450 $84,370
          Abilene, TX Metro Area Hourly $22.11 $23.81 $28.84 $38.58 $49.70
          Yearly $45,990 $49,530 $59,980 $80,240 $103,380
          Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area Hourly $23.07 $27.61 $43.26 $55.66 $76.36
          Yearly $47,990 $57,430 $89,970 $115,770 $158,830
          Longview, TX Metro Area Hourly $23.07 $26.50 $30.75 $37.52 $40.66
          Yearly $47,990 $55,120 $63,950 $78,050 $84,570
          Waco, TX Metro Area Hourly $26.33 $31.54 $34.13 $40.08 $73.88
          Yearly $54,760 $65,590 $70,990 $83,360 $153,670
          Amarillo, TX Metro Area Hourly $22.11 $25.92 $36.05 $38.59 $44.43
          Yearly $45,990 $53,920 $74,980 $80,260 $92,410
          Lubbock, TX Metro Area Hourly $21.33 $26.30 $35.01 $45.33 $47.15
          Yearly $44,370 $54,700 $72,820 $94,280 $98,070
          Sherman-Denison, TX Metro Area Hourly $26.30 $30.28 $34.01 $36.45 $80.32
          Yearly $54,700 $62,980 $70,740 $75,820 $167,070
          College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area Hourly $24.86 $28.93 $36.69 $40.08 $44.68
          Yearly $51,710 $60,170 $76,320 $83,360 $92,920
          Victoria, TX Metro Area Hourly $25.73 $27.90 $27.90 $30.36 $32.66
          Yearly $53,530 $58,030 $58,030 $63,150 $67,940
          Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area Hourly $22.11 $25.73 $34.02 $36.98 $55.03
          Yearly $45,990 $53,530 $70,760 $76,910 $114,460
          El Paso, TX Metro Area Hourly $27.22 $38.17 $52.55 $52.55 $67.55
          Yearly $56,620 $79,380 $109,300 $109,300 $140,500
          Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area Hourly $27.22 $41.62 $52.55 $52.55 $53.97
          Yearly $56,620 $86,570 $109,300 $109,300 $112,260
          McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area Hourly $23.91 $33.54 $49.70 $52.55 $55.39
          Yearly $49,730 $69,760 $103,380 $109,300 $115,210
          Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area Hourly $26.26 $31.28 $41.53 $73.03 $90.07
          Yearly $54,630 $65,070 $86,390 $151,900 $187,350
          Eagle Pass, TX Metro Area Hourly $27.22 $30.35 $44.02 $51.12 $52.55
          Yearly $56,620 $63,130 $91,560 $106,330 $109,300
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