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Last updated: October 31, 2024
Detective Private Eye Salary
in Houghton, Michigan
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$44,865 (USD)
Average Salary
$22/hr
Average Hourly
$610
Average Bonus
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Last updated: October 31, 2024
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Detective Private Eye is $44,865 a year and $22 an hour in Houghton, Michigan, United States. The average salary range for a Detective Private Eye is between $32,841 and $53,479. On average, a Bachelor's Degree is the highest level of education for a Detective Private Eye. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Houghton, Michigan.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Estimated salary in 2029:
$50,395
5 Year Change:
12 %
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About Houghton, Michigan
Houghton Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Houghton (; HOH-tən) is the largest city and county seat of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located on the Keweenaw Peninsula, Houghton is the largest city in the Copper Country region. It is the fifth-largest city in the Upper Peninsula, with a population of 8,386 at the 2020 census. Houghton is the principal city of the Houghton micropolitan area, which includes all of Houghton and Keweenaw counties. Houghton lies upon the Keweenaw Waterway, a partly natural, partly artificial waterway connecting at both ends to Lake Superior. Across the waterway from Houghton lies the city of Hancock.
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Job Summary
Description:
- Conducts private investigations to locate missing persons, obtain confidential information, and solve crimes.
- Interrogates individuals to locate missing persons.
- Conducts surveillance of suspects using binoculars and cameras.
- Conducts background investigation of individual to obtain data on character, financial status, and personal history.
- Examines scene of crime for clues and submits fingerprints and findings to laboratory for identification and analysis.
- Writes reports of investigations for clients.
- Reports criminal information to police and testifies in court.
- May investigate activities of individuals in divorce and child custody cases.
- May arrange lie detector tests for employees of clients or witnesses.
- May escort valuables to protect client's property.
- May be employed in commercial or industrial establishments for undercover work detective i or be assigned to guard persons bodyguard.
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Salary Recap
The average pay for a Detective Private Eye is $44,865 a year and $22 an hour in Houghton, Michigan, United States. The average salary range for a Detective Private Eye is between $32,841 and $53,479. On average, a Bachelor's Degree is the highest level of education for a Detective Private Eye. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Houghton, Michigan.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Detective Private Eye Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Private Detectives and Investigators
Job family population: 34,600
Estimated population of Detective Private Eye jobs: 1,893
Rate of error: 1.7%
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About Houghton, Michigan
Houghton Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Houghton (; HOH-tən) is the largest city and county seat of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located on the Keweenaw Peninsula, Houghton is the largest city in the Copper Country region. It is the fifth-largest city in the Upper Peninsula, with a population of 8,386 at the 2020 census. Houghton is the principal city of the Houghton micropolitan area, which includes all of Houghton and Keweenaw counties. Houghton lies upon the Keweenaw Waterway, a partly natural, partly artificial waterway connecting at both ends to Lake Superior. Across the waterway from Houghton lies the city of Hancock.
The city of...
Job Summary
Description:
- Conducts private investigations to locate missing persons, obtain confidential information, and solve crimes.
- Interrogates individuals to locate missing persons.
- Conducts surveillance of suspects using binoculars and cameras.
- Conducts background investigation of individual to obtain data on character, financial status, and personal history.
- Examines scene of crime for clues and submits fingerprints and findings to laboratory for identification and analysis.
- Writes reports of investigations for clients.
- Reports criminal information to police and testifies in court.
- May investigate activities of individuals in divorce and child custody cases.
- May arrange lie detector tests for employees of clients or witnesses.
- May escort valuables to protect client's property.
- May be employed in commercial or industrial establishments for undercover work detective i or be assigned to guard persons bodyguard.
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ERI Economic Research Institute compiles the best salary, cost-of-living, and executive compensation survey data available.
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