Salary data released by the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center reveals an average annual detective salary in Missouri of $67,270. The entry-level salary is 47% less at $35,540, but the experienced salary is 19% more at $83,130. Of course, salaries among detectives differ by city and region, as shown below:
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Kansas City
- Entry: $46,635
- Average: $73,550
- Experienced: $87,007
St. Louis
- Entry: $65,417
- Average: $99,472
- Experienced: $116,500
Springfield
- Entry: $37,600
- Average: $86,520
- Experienced: $110,980
Ozark Region
- Entry: $30,588
- Average: $71,130
- Experienced: $91,401
St. Charles County
- Entry: $42,658
- Average: $56,001
- Experienced: $62,672
Additional salary figures of detectives/criminal investigators across Missouri can be found in the following table:
Area name
Employment
Annual mean wage
Cape Girardeau-Jackson MO-IL
Estimate Not Released
96090
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers AR-MO
80
56980
Jefferson City MO
190
42600
Kansas City MO-KS
920
75350
St. Louis MO-IL
690
72980
Springfield MO
60
85990
Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area
90
42750
Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area
60
47170
Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area
30
43730