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Average Private Detectives And Investigators Salary in Vermont

Private Detectives And Investigators in Vermont earn a median annual salary of $66,070, which is +26.2% compared to the national median. There are N/A workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Vermont (state).

$66,070
Vermont median annual wage
$32/hour median
+26.2%
Difference vs national median
National median is $52,370
N/A
Local employment
N/A
Location quotient

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$40,000
25th
$45,970
Median
$66,070
75th
$75,490
90th
$88,450

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Vermont, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
98.0%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$67,447
Goods: 97.3%
Services: 125.8%
Rents: 86.5%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Oregon$77,320Compare480
Maryland$74,360Compare560
Illinois$73,070Compare1,770
Minnesota$72,070Compare940
Connecticut$68,290Compare400
Wyoming$67,360Compare40

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Vermont

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Family Medicine Physicians$233,1601.66
Dentists, General$230,9901.00
General Internal Medicine Physicians$228,8401.54
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$205,1301.57
Pediatricians, General$184,4501.64
Chief Executives$166,1901.26
Architectural And Engineering Managers$158,0300.86
Optometrists$156,0001.20

Vermont has salary data for 561 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Family Medicine Physicians.

Historical series

Trend for Private Detectives And Investigators in Vermont

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Private Detectives And Investigators are projected to change by +6.0% from 2024 to 2034, with 3,900 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.