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Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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      Wages for Private Detectives and Investigators in TEXAS

      Location Pay
      Period
      2023
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $17.34 $19.29 $23.82 $35.98 $46.44
      Yearly $36,060 $40,130 $49,540 $74,830 $96,600
      Texas Hourly $16.67 $17.78 $23.91 $36.52 $45.75
      Yearly $34,660 $36,980 $49,740 $75,970 $95,150
      Tyler, TX Metro Area Hourly $17.00 $22.80 $39.73 $39.73 $43.10
      Yearly $35,350 $47,420 $82,650 $82,650 $89,650
      San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area Hourly $16.85 $20.00 $29.00 $36.52 $49.60
      Yearly $35,040 $41,600 $60,320 $75,970 $103,170
      Austin-Round Rock, TX Metro Area Hourly $17.33 $20.29 $27.79 $35.53 $51.16
      Yearly $36,050 $42,190 $57,810 $73,900 $106,410
      Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area Hourly $17.00 $18.44 $26.59 $40.25 $53.05
      Yearly $35,360 $38,360 $55,300 $83,710 $110,350
      Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area Hourly $18.20 $19.11 $23.31 $27.90 $32.48
      Yearly $37,860 $39,760 $48,480 $58,030 $67,550
      Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area Hourly $15.95 $17.47 $22.78 $41.86 $43.86
      Yearly $33,180 $36,340 $47,380 $87,060 $91,230
      North Texas Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $16.82 $17.31 $22.12 $25.03 $40.60
      Yearly $34,980 $36,000 $46,010 $52,060 $84,440
      El Paso, TX Metro Area Hourly $15.00 $16.95 $19.11 $24.39 $41.61
      Yearly $31,210 $35,260 $39,750 $50,730 $86,540
      McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area Hourly $14.99 $17.29 $18.56 $23.82 $29.80
      Yearly $31,180 $35,960 $38,610 $49,540 $61,980
      Big Thicket Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $17.47 $17.48 $17.48 $17.74 $23.97
      Yearly $36,340 $36,360 $36,360 $36,910 $49,870
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $17.22 $17.48 $17.48 $23.10 $25.39
      Yearly $35,820 $36,360 $36,360 $48,050 $52,820
      Hill Country Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $16.67 $17.15 $17.48 $23.29 $40.60
      Yearly $34,660 $35,670 $36,360 $48,450 $84,440
      Abilene, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Amarillo, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Border Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Laredo, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Longview, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Lubbock, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Midland, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Odessa, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      San Angelo, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Sherman-Denison, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Victoria, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Waco, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      West Texas Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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