The Kansas Labor Information Center, an online data portal established and managed by the Kansas Department of Labor, finds a median detective salary in Kansas of $57,660. The difference between salary at the entry level and experienced level is 44%, which is $41,120 and $74,420 respectively. It’s important to note, however, that location often greatly affects income.
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For this reason, the Kansas Labor Information Center also broke down salary by county and city:
Sedgwick County (Wichita)
- Entry Level: $51,958
- Median: $65,902
- Experienced: $76,143
Johnson County (Overland Park)
- Entry Level: $49,126
- Median: $73,394
- Experienced: $94,446
Wyandotte County (Kansas City)
- Entry Level: $55,771
- Median: $72,819
- Experienced: $85,803
Riley County (Manhattan)
- Entry Level: $50,795
- Median: $56,696
- Experienced: $60,051
Butler County (El Dorado)
- Entry Level: $45,197
- Median: $51,775
- Experienced: $53,666
Geary County (Junction City)
- Entry Level: $38,286
- Median: $50,847
- Experienced: $56,563
Additional salary data about detectives and criminal investigators throughout Kansas is shown in the table here:
Area name
Employment
Annual mean wage
Kansas City MO-KS
920
75350
Manhattan KS
40
55820
Topeka KS
180
49780
Wichita KS
230
64930
Kansas nonmetropolitan area
220
46540