In 2013, the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity found that the median and average salaries for detectives, homicide detectives, criminologists and criminal investigators in Florida were $64,625 and $72,924 respectively. It is notable that the difference between entry-level and experienced salary was found to be 49%.
It is known that salary typically varies by location. Here is a look at detective salaries throughout Florida by city:
Jacksonville
- Entry: $44,304
- Average: $81,640
- Experienced: $100,297
Miami
- Entry: $56,388
- Average: $91,457
- Experienced: $108,992
Tampa – St. Petersburg – Clearwater
- Entry: $47,486
- Average: $74,380
- Experienced: $87,796
Orlando – Kissimmee
- Entry: $42,120
- Average: $62,753
- Experienced: $73,049
Further salary data provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics is shown below:
Area name
Employment
Annual mean wage
Cape Coral-Fort Myers FL
160
69010
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin FL
60
66150
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach FL
120
49960
Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach FL Metropolitan Division
870
93200
Gainesville FL
130
57640
Jacksonville FL
360
76840
Lakeland-Winter Haven FL
110
51590
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach FL
2430
88230
Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall FL Metropolitan Division
1030
90700
Naples-Marco Island FL
50
59540
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota FL
130
62490
Ocala FL
80
48450
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford FL
820
62440
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville FL
160
58590
Panama City-Lynn Haven-Panama City Beach FL
50
72410
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent FL
180
67200
Port St. Lucie FL
130
65540
Punta Gorda FL
70
49100
Sebastian-Vero Beach FL
40
51520
Tallahassee FL
400
53510
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater FL
1180
73040
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach FL Metropolitan Division
540
75530
Northwest Florida nonmetropolitan area
70
42970
Northeast Florida nonmetropolitan area
110
44000
South Florida nonmetropolitan area
180
59670