33 Series · SOC 33-9031

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$43,900

per year

Median Hourly

$21.11/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$46,710

average

Employment

10,000

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

10th Percentile

$34,020

25th Percentile

$37,410

Median

$43,900

75th Percentile

$50,610

90th Percentile

$62,360

Salary by State

Highest Paying States

1. Massachusetts $61,090 2. North Dakota $58,480 3. Indiana $58,110 4. Michigan $51,980 5. Arizona $49,520

Lowest Paying States

30. Puerto Rico $21,720 31. Louisiana $33,960 32. Texas $34,020 33. West Virginia $35,490 34. Missouri $36,380

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#	State	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment	vs National
1	Massachusetts	$61,090	$58,060	80	+39% above national
2	North Dakota	$58,480	$50,860	100	+33% above national
3	Indiana	$58,110	$72,160	390	+32% above national
4	Michigan	$51,980	$51,490	240	+18% above national
5	Arizona	$49,520	$49,270	370	+13% above national
6	Maryland	$49,410	$49,700	120	+13% above national
7	New Jersey	$49,190	$51,740	280	+12% above national
8	New York	$48,720	$52,640	180	+11% above national
9	Oregon	$48,330	$52,120	60	+10% above national
10	Nevada	$47,220	$48,350	840	+8% above national
11	Washington	$46,220	$49,930	660	+5% above national
12	California	$45,190	$47,100	1,400	+3% above national
13	Illinois	$43,590	$43,980	170	1% below national
14	Wisconsin	$43,040	$48,080	230	2% below national
15	Colorado	$42,750	$43,330	80	3% below national
16	Virginia	$42,480	$49,600	60	3% below national
17	Minnesota	$41,200	$42,690	240	6% below national
18	Florida	$39,730	$42,050	210	9% below national
19	Idaho	$39,240	$42,120	50	11% below national
20	Iowa	$39,180	$40,950	180	11% below national
21	Pennsylvania	$39,010	$45,320	650	11% below national
22	Delaware	$38,710	$41,480	60	12% below national
23	Oklahoma	$37,700	$38,390	1,330	14% below national
24	Kansas	$37,430	$40,540	80	15% below national
25	South Dakota	$37,250	$38,420	90	15% below national
26	Alabama	$36,970	$41,930	100	16% below national
27	Kentucky	$36,920	$38,330	130	16% below national
28	New Mexico	$36,910	$40,290	90	16% below national
29	Mississippi	$36,670	$38,510	300	16% below national
30	Missouri	$36,380	$38,310	210	17% below national
31	West Virginia	$35,490	$36,090	70	19% below national
32	Texas	$34,020	$37,420	30	23% below national
33	Louisiana	$33,960	$37,350	240	23% below national
34	Puerto Rico	$21,720	$23,850	220	51% below national

Salary by Metro Area

Highest Paying Metros

1. Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN $105,990 2. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $66,370 3. Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI $59,370 4. West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area $58,750 5. South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI $53,060

Lowest Paying Metros

49. Ponce, PR $21,470 50. San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $21,770 51. Shreveport-Bossier City, LA $29,210 52. Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area $30,120 53. Lawton, OK $32,480

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#	Metro Area	Median Salary	Employment	vs National
1	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$105,990	110	+141% above national
2	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$66,370	100	+51% above national
3	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$59,370	30	+35% above national
4	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$58,750	50	+34% above national
5	South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$53,060	80	+21% above national
6	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$51,030	100	+16% above national
7	Tucson, AZ	$50,400	80	+15% above national
8	Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area	$48,170	50	+10% above national
9	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$47,920	690	+9% above national
10	Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$47,780	250	+9% above national
11	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$47,760	60	+9% above national
12	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$47,050	310	+7% above national
13	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$46,730	150	+6% above national
14	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$46,680	90	+6% above national
15	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$46,410	110	+6% above national
16	Eastern Sierra-Mother Lode Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$46,380	70	+6% above national
17	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$46,110	120	+5% above national
18	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$45,710	40	+4% above national
19	North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$45,710	40	+4% above national
20	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$45,190	340	+3% above national
21	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$44,780	150	+2% above national
22	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$44,640	60	+2% above national
23	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$44,380	80	+1% above national
24	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$44,280	110	+1% above national
25	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$44,220	70	+1% above national
26	Arizona nonmetropolitan area	$43,590	70	1% below national
27	Reno, NV	$42,530	90	3% below national
28	Pittsburgh, PA	$41,950	110	4% below national
29	Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$40,450	450	8% below national
30	Kansas City, MO-KS	$39,770	90	9% below national
31	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$39,730	140	9% below national
32	Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$39,260	120	11% below national
33	Balance of Nevada nonmetropolitan area	$39,190	50	11% below national
34	North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area	$39,150	80	11% below national
35	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$39,040	320	11% below national
36	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area	$37,840	40	14% below national
37	Duluth, MN-WI	$37,780	40	14% below national
38	Southwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$37,500	60	15% below national
39	Southwest Alabama nonmetropolitan area	$37,410	60	15% below national
40	Tulsa, OK	$37,010	250	16% below national
41	Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area	$36,750	80	16% below national
42	Oklahoma City, OK	$36,420	80	17% below national
43	St. Louis, MO-IL	$35,680	100	19% below national
44	New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$35,200	50	20% below national
45	Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$34,600	250	21% below national
46	Baton Rouge, LA	$33,960	30	23% below national
47	West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area	$33,710	60	23% below national
48	Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area	$32,770	100	25% below national
49	Lawton, OK	$32,480	110	26% below national
50	Lower West Mississippi nonmetropolitan area	$30,120	30	31% below national
51	Shreveport-Bossier City, LA	$29,210	80	33% below national
52	San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$21,770	150	50% below national
53	Ponce, PR	$21,470	40	51% below national

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