Private Detectives and Investigators in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach

BLS metro-level wage data places Private Detectives and Investigators pay in Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL at a median of $59,350 per year ($28.53/hr/hour), drawn from the OEWS May 2025 release for this Metropolitan Statistical Area. Compared to the national median of $51,220, Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach pays +16% above, signaling either concentrated employer demand, a cost-of-living premium, or both. Approximately 120 private detectives and investigatorss are employed across the Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach MSA in SOC 33-9021.

The Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach pay distribution spans from $37,250 at the 10th percentile to $85,960 at the 90th, a 2.3× spread that reflects experience tenure, specialization, employer size, and the difference between public-sector, nonprofit, and private-sector compensation inside the metro. The 25th percentile sits at $45,920 and the 75th at $75,890, so half of Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach-based private detectives and investigatorss earn within that middle band.

Metro figures capture where you actually work, not just where you live, which matters for commuters. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. Remember that OEWS wages reflect base pay only: employer-provided health insurance, retirement matches, stock options, signing bonuses, overtime, and tips are excluded and can add 20-40% to real total compensation. Before using this metro median as a negotiation anchor, triangulate against the same occupation's national profile (linked below), its state-wide FL data, and peer-metro comparisons, a median is a starting point, not a ceiling.