Salaries for Detectives, Homicide Detectives, Criminologists and Criminal Investigators in Kansas

The Kansas Labor Information Center, an online data portal established and managed by the Kansas Department of Labor, finds a median detective salary in Kansas of $57,660. The difference between salary at the entry level and experienced level is 44%, which is $41,120 and $74,420 respectively. It’s important to note, however, that location often greatly affects income.

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Grand Canyon University

Featured Program: BS in Law Enforcement Advancement; MS in Criminal Justice: Law Enforcement

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For this reason, the Kansas Labor Information Center also broke down salary by county and city:

Sedgwick County (Wichita)

• Entry Level: $51,958
• Median: $65,902
• Experienced: $76,143

Johnson County (Overland Park)

• Entry Level: $49,126
• Median: $73,394
• Experienced: $94,446

Wyandotte County (Kansas City)

• Entry Level: $55,771
• Median: $72,819
• Experienced: $85,803

Riley County (Manhattan)

• Entry Level: $50,795
• Median: $56,696
• Experienced: $60,051

Butler County (El Dorado)

• Entry Level: $45,197
• Median: $51,775
• Experienced: $53,666

Geary County (Junction City)

• Entry Level: $38,286
• Median: $50,847
• Experienced: $56,563

Additional salary data about detectives and criminal investigators throughout Kansas is shown in the table here:

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