Detectives and Criminal Investigators Salary — Allentown, Pennsylvania

The average Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Allentown, Pennsylvania earns $105,870 a year.

$105,870 / year, mean
↑ 3.2% above national average 90th percentile in Pennsylvania

Allentown sits at the very top of the range for this role in Pennsylvania — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's close to the national average for detectives and criminal investigators — a fairly typical rate for this role. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a high-confidence estimate, based on a large sample of reported wages.

Percentile within Pennsylvania

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
190
Estimate confidence
RSE 0.7%
Cost of living 100 #61 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1511 #51 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $363,989 #73 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $82,602 #41 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Allentown ranks #61 for cost of living and #73 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Jose $144,580 Oxnard $138,040 San Francisco $135,460 Baltimore $134,010 Bellingham $130,310 Santa Maria $129,740 Seattle $129,420 Los Angeles $126,590 Stockton $126,200 Santa Rosa $125,820 Riverside $124,470 Bremerton $124,400 Portland $122,910 San Diego $121,210 Ann Arbor $119,520 Vallejo $119,190 Hagerstown $117,930 Trenton $117,070 Eugene $116,370 Salinas $115,050 El Centro $114,940 Fresno $114,580 Spokane $114,160 New York $113,870 Sacramento $112,950 Kiryas Joel $112,730 Bakersfield $112,690 Roanoke $111,420 Santa Cruz $111,290 Detroit $110,900 Philadelphia $110,140 Yakima $109,660 Miami $109,390 Kennewick $108,220 Bend $108,180 Flint $106,120 Allentown $105,870 Grand Rapids $105,870 San Angelo $105,470 Houston $104,800 Salem $103,900 Chicago $103,220 Pittsburgh $102,630 York $102,580 Rockford $102,510 Atlantic City $102,040 Bowling Green $101,850 Buffalo $101,260 Virginia Beach $100,380 Watertown $100,370 El Paso $100,100 Modesto $99,860 Dallas $99,850 Rochester $99,670 Charleston $99,660 Richmond $99,220 Lexington $98,920 Jacksonville $98,610 Erie $98,470 Redding $98,380 Tampa $98,190 Albany $97,430 Brownsville $97,130 Laredo $96,710 Louisville $96,110 Springfield $96,080 Syracuse $95,600 Port St. Lucie $95,360 Lansing $95,250 Vineland $94,910 Reading $94,520 McAllen $94,460 Charlottesville $94,400 Lancaster $94,400 Kalamazoo $94,310 Corpus Christi $94,230 Utica $94,050 State College $92,510 Lynchburg $91,860 Binghamton $91,760 Olympia $89,230 Pensacola $89,170 Tyler $89,000 Harrisburg $88,190 Indianapolis $86,860 Kingston $86,770 San Antonio $86,640 Scranton $86,610 Orlando $86,280 Palm Bay $85,610 Battle Creek $85,560 Eagle Pass $85,560 Midland $85,530 Blacksburg $84,920 Fort Myers $84,160 Glens Falls $83,530 Sherman $83,120 Evansville $82,800 Traverse City $82,560 Waco $82,550 Panama City $82,410 Austin $81,950 Saginaw $81,590 Crestview $81,230 Champaign $79,640 Gainesville $78,690 Visalia $77,920 South Bend $77,760 Elkhart $77,580 Lubbock $77,580 Fort Wayne $75,880 Sarasota $75,700 Killeen $74,920 Huntington $74,470 Peoria $73,880 College Station $73,600 Lafayette $73,580 Amarillo $73,380 Beaumont $72,520 Sebastian $68,780 Lakeland $68,090 Longview $66,880 Abilene $66,680 Victoria $64,980 Texarkana $64,370 Sebring $63,260 Ocala $63,160 Tallahassee $63,030 Homosassa Springs $62,430 Deltona $62,130 Naples $61,600 Terre Haute $60,680 Michigan City $60,300
CityMean salaryvs. Allentown
Abilene, Texas$66,680-37.0%
Albany, New York$97,430-8.0%
Amarillo, Texas$73,380-30.7%
Ann Arbor, Michigan$119,520+12.9%
Atlantic City, New Jersey$102,040-3.6%
Austin, Texas$81,950-22.6%
Bakersfield, California$112,690+6.4%
Baltimore, Maryland$134,010+26.6%
Battle Creek, Michigan$85,560-19.2%
Beaumont, Texas$72,520-31.5%
Bellingham, Washington$130,310+23.1%
Bend, Oregon$108,180+2.2%
Binghamton, New York$91,760-13.3%
Blacksburg, Virginia$84,920-19.8%
Bowling Green, Kentucky$101,850-3.8%
Bremerton, Washington$124,400+17.5%
Brownsville, Texas$97,130-8.3%
Buffalo, New York$101,260-4.4%
Fort Myers, Florida$84,160-20.5%
Champaign, Illinois$79,640-24.8%
Charleston, West Virginia$99,660-5.9%
Charlottesville, Virginia$94,400-10.8%
Chicago, Illinois$103,220-2.5%
College Station, Texas$73,600-30.5%
Corpus Christi, Texas$94,230-11.0%
Crestview, Florida$81,230-23.3%
Dallas, Texas$99,850-5.7%
Deltona, Florida$62,130-41.3%
Detroit, Michigan$110,900+4.8%
Eagle Pass, Texas$85,560-19.2%
El Centro, California$114,940+8.6%
Elkhart, Indiana$77,580-26.7%
El Paso, Texas$100,100-5.5%
Erie, Pennsylvania$98,470-7.0%
Eugene, Oregon$116,370+9.9%
Evansville, Indiana$82,800-21.8%
Flint, Michigan$106,120+0.2%
Fort Wayne, Indiana$75,880-28.3%
Fresno, California$114,580+8.2%
Gainesville, Florida$78,690-25.7%
Glens Falls, New York$83,530-21.1%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$105,870+0.0%
Hagerstown, Maryland$117,930+11.4%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$88,190-16.7%
Homosassa Springs, Florida$62,430-41.0%
Houston, Texas$104,800-1.0%
Huntington, West Virginia$74,470-29.7%
Indianapolis, Indiana$86,860-18.0%
Jacksonville, Florida$98,610-6.9%
Kalamazoo, Michigan$94,310-10.9%
Kennewick, Washington$108,220+2.2%
Killeen, Texas$74,920-29.2%
Kingston, New York$86,770-18.0%
Kiryas Joel, New York$112,730+6.5%
Lafayette, Indiana$73,580-30.5%
Lakeland, Florida$68,090-35.7%
Lancaster, Pennsylvania$94,400-10.8%
Lansing, Michigan$95,250-10.0%
Laredo, Texas$96,710-8.7%
Lexington, Kentucky$98,920-6.6%
Longview, Texas$66,880-36.8%
Los Angeles, California$126,590+19.6%
Louisville, Kentucky$96,110-9.2%
Lubbock, Texas$77,580-26.7%
Lynchburg, Virginia$91,860-13.2%
McAllen, Texas$94,460-10.8%
Miami, Florida$109,390+3.3%
Michigan City, Indiana$60,300-43.0%
Midland, Texas$85,530-19.2%
Modesto, California$99,860-5.7%
Naples, Florida$61,600-41.8%
New York, New York$113,870+7.6%
Sarasota, Florida$75,700-28.5%
Ocala, Florida$63,160-40.3%
Olympia, Washington$89,230-15.7%
Orlando, Florida$86,280-18.5%
Oxnard, California$138,040+30.4%
Palm Bay, Florida$85,610-19.1%
Panama City, Florida$82,410-22.2%
Pensacola, Florida$89,170-15.8%
Peoria, Illinois$73,880-30.2%
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania$110,140+4.0%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$102,630-3.1%
Portland, Oregon$122,910+16.1%
Port St. Lucie, Florida$95,360-9.9%
Reading, Pennsylvania$94,520-10.7%
Redding, California$98,380-7.1%
Richmond, Virginia$99,220-6.3%
Riverside, California$124,470+17.6%
Roanoke, Virginia$111,420+5.2%
Rochester, New York$99,670-5.9%
Rockford, Illinois$102,510-3.2%
Sacramento, California$112,950+6.7%
Saginaw, Michigan$81,590-22.9%
Salem, Oregon$103,900-1.9%
Salinas, California$115,050+8.7%
San Angelo, Texas$105,470-0.4%
San Antonio, Texas$86,640-18.2%
San Diego, California$121,210+14.5%
San Francisco, California$135,460+27.9%
San Jose, California$144,580+36.6%
Santa Cruz, California$111,290+5.1%
Santa Maria, California$129,740+22.5%
Santa Rosa, California$125,820+18.8%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$86,610-18.2%
Seattle, Washington$129,420+22.2%
Sebastian, Florida$68,780-35.0%
Sebring, Florida$63,260-40.2%
Sherman, Texas$83,120-21.5%
South Bend, Indiana$77,760-26.6%
Spokane, Washington$114,160+7.8%
Springfield, Illinois$96,080-9.2%
State College, Pennsylvania$92,510-12.6%
Stockton, California$126,200+19.2%
Syracuse, New York$95,600-9.7%
Tallahassee, Florida$63,030-40.5%
Tampa, Florida$98,190-7.3%
Terre Haute, Indiana$60,680-42.7%
Texarkana, Texas$64,370-39.2%
Traverse City, Michigan$82,560-22.0%
Trenton, New Jersey$117,070+10.6%
Tyler, Texas$89,000-15.9%
Utica, New York$94,050-11.2%
Vallejo, California$119,190+12.6%
Victoria, Texas$64,980-38.6%
Vineland, New Jersey$94,910-10.4%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$100,380-5.2%
Visalia, California$77,920-26.4%
Waco, Texas$82,550-22.0%
Watertown, New York$100,370-5.2%
Yakima, Washington$109,660+3.6%
York, Pennsylvania$102,580-3.1%

This metro area spans more than one state — where you actually pay income tax depends on where you work, not just where BLS assigns the area. Choose your work state:

Gross salary
105,870/yr
Estimated take-home
80,059/yr
Est. total withheld
24.4%

Single filer, federal + state tax (where the selected state levies one) + FICA, 2025 rates, for whichever state you select above. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional.

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Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 33-3021 SOC code
Official area Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 10900 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: pa_dor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
BethlehemEaston
Multi-state area: PA;NJ
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.

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Highlighted: Pennsylvania

Population (metro area)
866,764