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Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators — wages and employment

Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators earned a median annual wage of $43,900 in the United States in May 2024, with 10,000 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics.

MEDIAN 2024: $43,900SOURCE: BLS OEWSEvery value source-linked

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Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators earned a median annual wage of $43,900 in the United States in May 2024, with 10,000 people employed, according to the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The lowest-paid tenth earned $34,020 or less, the best-paid tenth $62,360 or more. Since May 2023 the median moved from $39,210 to $43,900, +12.0 %. The best-paying state is Massachusetts at $61,090; the lowest Puerto Rico at $21,720. Among metropolitan areas, Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN pays the highest median, $105,990. Wages are as published by BLS for May of each year; '≥ $239,200' is BLS's top code. Every value links to its fact record.

United States, year by year

Annual wages at the median, mean and four percentiles; employment is the May estimate.

By state

Median annual wage, May 2024, highest first. Each state has its own record with the full series.

StateMedian annualEmployment
Massachusetts$61,09080
North Dakota$58,480100
Indiana$58,110390
Michigan$51,980240
Arizona$49,520370
Maryland$49,410120
New Jersey$49,190280
New York$48,720180
Oregon$48,33060
Nevada$47,220840
Washington$46,220660
California$45,1901,400
Illinois$43,590170
Wisconsin$43,040230
Colorado$42,75080
Virginia$42,48060
Minnesota$41,200240
Florida$39,730210
Idaho$39,24050
Iowa$39,180180
Pennsylvania$39,010650
Delaware$38,71060
Oklahoma$37,7001,330
Kansas$37,43080
South Dakota$37,25090
Alabama$36,970100
Kentucky$36,920130
New Mexico$36,91090
Mississippi$36,670300
Missouri$36,380210
West Virginia$35,49070
Texas$34,02030
Louisiana$33,960240
Puerto Rico$21,720220

Highest-paying metropolitan areas

Top 20 by median annual wage.

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