Salary by state
Detectives and Criminal Investigators Salary by State
Median annual wage from the latest BLS Occupational Employment Statistics release. Hover any state for the cost-of-living adjusted figure. Click to open the full state breakdown.
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Detectives and Criminal Investigators — median wage by state
- Maryland: $125,630
- California: $122,140
- Alaska: $121,140
- Washington: $116,450
- New Jersey: $113,830
- Hawaii: $112,100
- Massachusetts: $111,460
- Virginia: $110,220
- Oregon: $107,450
- Vermont: $104,330
- New York: $103,340
- Arizona: $103,270
- Colorado: $102,910
- Nebraska: $99,090
- Pennsylvania: $98,740
- Montana: $95,640
- Nevada: $95,590
- Connecticut: $95,420
- Wisconsin: $92,910
- Michigan: $92,560
- West Virginia: $90,690
- New Hampshire: $90,050
- Texas: $89,860
- Illinois: $89,740
- Rhode Island: $88,780
- Delaware: $88,350
- New Mexico: $86,840
- North Dakota: $84,580
- Minnesota: $82,330
- Maine: $80,750
- Wyoming: $80,250
- Missouri: $78,670
- Florida: $78,290
- Ohio: $77,940
- Idaho: $77,460
- Iowa: $77,440
- Kentucky: $77,440
- Oklahoma: $77,440
- South Dakota: $77,440
- Indiana: $74,600
- Utah: $74,530
- Tennessee: $72,800
- Kansas: $68,180
- Alabama: $66,020
- Georgia: $64,990
- South Carolina: $63,060
- North Carolina: $62,480
- Louisiana: $59,500
- Mississippi: $56,310
- Arkansas: $53,460
- District of Columbia: —
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- Maryland$125,630
- California$122,140
- Alaska$121,140
- Washington$116,450
- New Jersey$113,830
- Hawaii$112,100
- Massachusetts$111,460
- Virginia$110,220
- Oregon$107,450
- Vermont$104,330
- New York$103,340
- Arizona$103,270
- Colorado$102,910
- Nebraska$99,090
- Pennsylvania$98,740
- Montana$95,640
- Nevada$95,590
- Connecticut$95,420
- Wisconsin$92,910
- Michigan$92,560
- West Virginia$90,690
- New Hampshire$90,050
- Texas$89,860
- Illinois$89,740
- Rhode Island$88,780
- Delaware$88,350
- New Mexico$86,840
- North Dakota$84,580
- Minnesota$82,330
- Maine$80,750
- Wyoming$80,250
- Missouri$78,670
- Florida$78,290
- Ohio$77,940
- Idaho$77,460
- Iowa$77,440
- Kentucky$77,440
- Oklahoma$77,440
- South Dakota$77,440
- Indiana$74,600
- Utah$74,530
- Tennessee$72,800
- Kansas$68,180
- Alabama$66,020
- Georgia$64,990
- South Carolina$63,060
- North Carolina$62,480
- Louisiana$59,500
- Mississippi$56,310
- Arkansas$53,460
- District of Columbia—