Police detective vs detective

The differences between police detectives and detectives can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. Additionally, a detective has an average salary of $57,984, which is higher than the $52,087 average annual salary of a police detective.

The top three skills for a police detective include patrol, law enforcement agencies and criminal cases. The most important skills for a detective are physical evidence, patrol, and law enforcement agencies.

Police detective vs detective overview

	Police Detective	Detective
Yearly salary	$52,087	$57,984
Hourly rate	$25.04	$27.88
Growth rate	3%	3%
Number of jobs	74,958	56,521
Job satisfaction	-	5
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Average age	46	44
Years of experience	-	-

Police detective vs detective salary

Police detectives and detectives have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Police Detective	Detective
Average salary	$52,087	$57,984
Salary range	Between $38,000 And $71,000	Between $35,000 And $95,000
Highest paying City	-	-
Highest paying state	-	-
Best paying company	-	-
Best paying industry	-	-

Differences between police detective and detective education

There are a few differences between a police detective and a detective in terms of educational background:

	Police Detective	Detective
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 51%	Bachelor's Degree, 54%
Most common major	Criminal Justice	Criminal Justice
Most common college	Pennsylvania State University	University of Arizona

Police detective vs detective demographics

Here are the differences between police detectives' and detectives' demographics:

	Police Detective	Detective
Average age	46	44
Gender ratio	Male, 87.4% Female, 12.6%	Male, 82.7% Female, 17.3%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 3.9% Hispanic or Latino, 15.5% Asian, 1.8% White, 66.9% American Indian and Alaska Native, 1.4%	Black or African American, 11.8% Unknown, 5.0% Hispanic or Latino, 16.7% Asian, 2.8% White, 63.0% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.7%
LGBT Percentage	11%	9%

Differences between police detective and detective duties and responsibilities

Police detective example responsibilities.

Plan, manage, develop, implement and revise the training FTO program, as needed.
Complete applications for arrest, subpoenas, search and seizure warrants, etc.
Serve criminal and civil subpoenas, confer with attorneys and assist in the preparation of cases for trial.
Maintain and repair department issue firearms.
Conduct investigations ranging from disorderly persons offenses to homicide.
Network with co-workers to improve initial investigation techniques in the patrol division.

Detective example responsibilities.

Manage all ABC issues and applications for liquor licenses.
Receive multiple letters of commendation for effective investigations that lead to successful prosecutions.
Monitor wire taps and conduct detailed surveillance of wire tap targets and associates.
Sole provider of data gathering from TIGTA's complaint management system and the IRS for biweekly phishing scam reports.
Connect GPS devices/recorder/audio/video by hard wiring to vehicle power for longer operations.
Optimize critical security of dignitaries by proficiently conducting foot and vehicle patrol of concentration areas.

Police detective vs detective skills

Common police detective skills

Patrol, 11%
Law Enforcement Agencies, 9%
Criminal Cases, 9%
Local Laws, 7%
Evidence Collection, 6%
Criminal Law, 6%

Common detective skills

Physical Evidence, 15%
Patrol, 13%
Law Enforcement Agencies, 8%
Crime Scenes, 5%
Insurance Fraud, 5%
Public Safety, 5%