SOC 33-9021 · Area 32580 · May 2025
Private Detectives and Investigators
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX
Published pay and employment
| Measure | Annual pay | Hourly pay |
|---|---|---|
| 10th percentile | $35,290 | $16.97 |
| 25th percentile | $36,070 | $17.34 |
| Median | $37,090 | $17.83 |
| 75th percentile | $48,960 | $23.54 |
| 90th percentile | $62,580 | $30.09 |
| Average | $46,240 | $22.23 |
A plus sign marks a lower bound. “Not released” means BLS withheld the estimate; “Not available” means no estimate was provided. Hourly figures come from BLS, without dividing annual pay by assumed work hours.
Estimated employment: 50. This covers jobs in the published area, not residents of one county.
What these figures tell you
The middle half of annual wages runs from $36,070 to $48,960 in 2025, a span of $12,890.
The area median is $14,720 (28.4%) below Texas's $51,810 median for this occupation in 2025.
Compare with 10 other published areas
- This area's median is $450 (1.2%) above the $36,640 median in Lubbock, TX.
- This area's median is $980 (2.6%) below the $38,070 median in El Paso, TX.
- This area's median is $6,650 (15.2%) below the $43,740 median in Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $8,070 (17.9%) below the $45,160 median in North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area.
- This area's median is $9,020 (19.6%) below the $46,110 median in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX.
- This area's median is $9,300 (20.0%) below the $46,390 median in Tyler, TX.
- This area's median is $19,670 (34.7%) below the $56,760 median in San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX.
- This area's median is $20,530 (35.6%) below the $57,620 median in Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX.
- This area's median is $23,000 (38.3%) below the $60,090 median in Corpus Christi, TX.
- This area's median is $24,370 (39.7%) below the $61,460 median in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX.
An occupation's pay percentiles describe different jobs in the survey. They do not map directly to starting, mid-career or senior pay.
Which counties share this estimate?
The BLS area covers the counties listed below. Every county listed uses this same area estimate. These are not separate county wage measurements.
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