Of the 219,640 criminal justice professionals employed in California, 14,800 work in Palm Desert. The number of criminal justice professionals in Palm Desert has shrunk by 15% from 2006 to 2010. As the number of criminal justice professionals in Palm Desert has decreased, overall employment in Palm Desert has increased.

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Salaries for criminal justice professionals in Palm Desert have increased. Palm Desert criminal justice professionals made $59,433 per year, on average, in 2010. The average salary for criminal justice professionals in Palm Desert was $46,382 per year, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Palm Desert.

Criminal justice professionals in Palm Desert earn a median salary of $57,502 per year. The 10% of criminal justice professionals in the lowest pay bracket earn less than $44,315 per year, while those in the highest pay bracket earn approximately 80% higher salaries.

Criminal justice professional salaries in Palm Desert are, on average, higher than salaries earned for professionals in related fields.

Many of Palm Desert's criminal justice professionals are graduates of the only accredited criminal justice school in the city.

Palm Desert's criminal justice schools offer 2 criminal justice degree and certificate programs.

In 2010 approximately 29 students graduated from criminal justice courses.