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          Wages for Private Detectives and Investigators in TEXAS

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          Period          		 2025
          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
          Texas Hourly $17.14 $17.70 $24.91 $34.93 $48.05
          Yearly $35,650 $36,810 $51,810 $72,660 $99,930
          Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area Hourly $17.46 $17.88 $29.55 $35.78 $51.84
          Yearly $36,320 $37,180 $61,460 $74,410 $107,830
          Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area Hourly $17.00 $17.55 $22.17 $33.71 $45.32
          Yearly $35,350 $36,500 $46,110 $70,110 $94,260
          Tyler, TX Metro Area Hourly $16.09 $16.09 $22.30 $31.53 $45.56
          Yearly $33,460 $33,460 $46,390 $65,570 $94,760
          Lubbock, TX Metro Area Hourly $16.64 $17.01 $17.62 $22.90 $28.86
          Yearly $34,620 $35,370 $36,640 $47,640 $60,020
          Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area Hourly $16.26 $17.93 $27.70 $32.87 $45.48
          Yearly $33,820 $37,290 $57,620 $68,360 $94,590
          San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area Hourly $17.31 $17.57 $27.29 $34.90 $53.93
          Yearly $35,990 $36,550 $56,760 $72,590 $112,180
          North Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $16.83 $17.45 $21.71 $29.28 $34.38
          Yearly $35,000 $36,300 $45,160 $60,910 $71,510
          El Paso, TX Metro Area Hourly $17.29 $17.59 $18.30 $25.39 $27.72
          Yearly $35,950 $36,580 $38,070 $52,820 $57,660
          Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area Hourly $16.68 $17.74 $28.89 $29.35 $34.76
          Yearly $34,690 $36,890 $60,090 $61,040 $72,300
          Hill Country Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $16.66 $17.59 $21.03 $29.31 $49.42
          Yearly $34,650 $36,580 $43,740 $60,960 $102,780
          McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area Hourly $16.97 $17.34 $17.83 $23.54 $30.09
          Yearly $35,290 $36,070 $37,090 $48,960 $62,580
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          Coastal Plains Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Abilene, 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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          Longview, 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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          Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, 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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          Waco, TX 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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          Northwestern Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Eagle Pass, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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