California Detectives and Criminal Investigators: Schools and Careers

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Fast Facts for Criminal Investigators in California

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: San Diego, Sacramento and Riverside
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Bakersfield, San Jose and Fresno
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: San Diego, Riverside and Santa Ana

Salaries for Criminal Investigators in California

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Oakland, San Jose and Santa Ana
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Metro Areas Rated for Popularity for:
Criminal Investigators

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Criminal Investigators relative to the population of the city. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

2019 Occupational Employment Statistics and 2018-28 Employment Projections, Bureau of Labor Statistics, BLS.gov

Metro Area
Jobs
Annual Median Salary
Hanford-Corcoran40$88,280
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim3770$122,130
Modesto50$93,810
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward700$122,100
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara40$110,700
Santa Rosa60$102,820
Visalia-Porterville80$47,990
El Centro620$84,780
San Diego-Carlsbad3040$100,790
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara330$108,280
Stockton-Lodi80$102,700
Vallejo-Fairfield60$100,820
Bakersfield130$103,440
Fresno260$92,920
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura110$125,850
Redding30$101,420
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario970$107,430
Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade1300$94,940
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