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Private Investigator Salary
in Paradise, California

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$50,555 (USD)

Average Salary

$24/hr

Average Hourly

$688

Average Bonus

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Salary Recap

The average pay for a Private Investigator is $50,555 a year and $24 an hour in Paradise, California, United States. The average salary range for a Private Investigator is between $37,006 and $60,262. On average, a Bachelor's Degree is the highest level of education for a Private Investigator. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Paradise, California.

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:
$56,787
5 Year Change:
12 %

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About Paradise, California

Paradise Cost of Living Score:

Description: Paradise is a town in Butte County, California, United States, in the Sierra Nevada foothills above the northeastern Sacramento Valley. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 4,764, a decline of over 80% from the 26,218 residents recorded in the 2010 census. On November 8, 2018, a major wildfire, the Camp Fire, destroyed most of Paradise and much of the adjacent communities of Magalia, Butte Creek Canyon, and Concow. In November 2023, it was reported that there were a little over 9,000 residents living in Paradise. Over 2,500 new structures have also been built, with more construction ongoing.
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 Private Investigator is $50,555 a year and $24 an hour in Paradise, California, United States. The average salary range for a Private Investigator is between $37,006 and $60,262. On average, a Bachelor's Degree is the highest level of education for a Private Investigator. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Paradise, California.

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Job Statistics

Private Investigator Job Prevalence in the United States

Job family: Private Detectives and Investigators

Job family population: 34,600

Estimated population of Private Investigator jobs: 1,893

Rate of error: 1.7%

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Paradise Cost of Living Score:

Description: Paradise is a town in Butte County, California, United States, in the Sierra Nevada foothills above the northeastern Sacramento Valley. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 4,764, a decline of over 80% from the 26,218 residents recorded in the 2010 census. On November 8, 2018, a major wildfire, the Camp Fire, destroyed most of Paradise and much of the adjacent communities of Magalia, Butte Creek Canyon, and Concow. In November 2023, it was reported that there were a little over 9,000 residents living in Paradise. Over 2,500 new structures have also been built, with more construction ongoing.
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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