Note: There are two tables of wages on this page. The first is by county or region, the second by metropolitan area.

WAGES FOR POLICE DETECTIVES
1995-97





County   /   Area   Year   Entry Level:
No Experience
Experienced:
New to Firm
Experienced:
3 Years with Firm
Typical Wages*
(Median)
Typical Wages*
(Median)
Typical Wages*
(Median)





Monterey
      Union  1997 $16.10-22.70 ($21.00) $16.10-24.60 ($21.00) $17.20-27.20 ($22.70)
North Central  1996 $13.10-14.00 ($13.40) $16.00-17.10 ($16.30)





  * Median is the middle value - at least half the workers earn the same amount or more, half earn the same amount or less.

Source: California Cooperative Occupational Information System
Labor Market Information Division, Employment Development Department


WAGES FOR POLICE DETECTIVES
1996





Metropolitan Area (County)   Average     Median *   Midrange **




Los Angeles-Long Beach
(Los Angeles)
$29.13 $32.94 $27.82-38.07




  * Median is the middle value - at least half the workers earn the same amount or more, half earn the same amount or less.
** Midrange is what the middle 50 percent make - 25 percent earn the top end or more, and 25 percent earn the bottom end or less.

Source: Occupational Employment Statistics Labor Market Information Division, Employment Development Department


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