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What police detectives make
Median
$116,000
Lower end
$80,000
Upper end
$139,000
Job Bank's national median for police detectives is $55.77 an hour, about $116,000 a year at 40 hours a week. The lower end ($38.46) and upper end ($67) are the bottom and top of the range for everyone in the group. Detectives are paid on their service's police grid, so the exact figure depends on the service. British Columbia has the highest provincial median, $58 an hour, followed by Alberta at $56.95.