Detective pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
What detectives earn in Dallas, TX. Median $86,110 (-8% vs US) across 1,830 local BLS-surveyed workers.
Detective in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXBLS OEWS · May 2025
$86,110Median annual wage-8% vs national
$41.40Median hourly
1,830People employed
0.62Location quotient
10th pct $50,870Median90th pct $176,610
Location quotient 0.62× the national concentration — underrepresented locally.
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