Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary
United States, all industries · BLS OEWS 2025
National market range
$69K–$121K
Median
$93,790
25th percentile
$69,330
75th percentile
$120,520
By state
State
Median
Range · 25th–75th
vs national
Alabama
$66,290
$50K–$93K
Alaska
$114,940
$92K–$169K
Arizona
$102,340
$78K–$111K
Arkansas
$54,500
$46K–$67K
California
$124,840
$99K–$136K
Colorado
$105,480
$86K–$115K
Connecticut
$95,240
$88K–$104K
Delaware
$122,050
$72K–$150K
District of Columbia
$160,760
$114K–$171K
Florida
$77,060
$61K–$120K
Georgia
$65,430
$55K–$79K
Hawaii
$113,940
$107K–$141K
Idaho
$72,520
$60K–$100K
Illinois
$91,190
$70K–$115K
Indiana
$70,340
$56K–$83K
Iowa
$79,560
$67K–$90K
Kansas
$75,740
$58K–$92K
Kentucky
$71,670
$61K–$96K
Louisiana
$60,450
$46K–$79K
Maine
$88,310
$75K–$109K
Maryland
$126,730
$93K–$166K
Massachusetts
$110,150
$92K–$146K
Michigan
$90,650
$80K–$121K
Minnesota
$80,000
$70K–$100K
Mississippi
$58,640
$49K–$78K
Missouri
$75,650
$57K–$94K
Montana
$92,410
$71K–$109K
Nebraska
$100,530
$80K–$124K
Nevada
$94,470
$77K–$129K
New Hampshire
$89,290
$81K–$106K
New Jersey
$116,300
$91K–$134K
New Mexico
$86,840
$59K–$109K
New York
$101,240
$77K–$125K
North Carolina
$63,280
$57K–$80K
North Dakota
$82,290
$62K–$106K
Ohio
$79,300
$64K–$106K
Oklahoma
$80,430
$60K–$102K
Oregon
$107,450
$95K–$128K
Pennsylvania
$97,580
$79K–$117K
Puerto Rico
$70,760
$45K–$115K
Rhode Island
$88,450
$78K–$99K
South Carolina
$62,760
$55K–$77K
South Dakota
$77,730
$63K–$111K
Tennessee
$77,090
$61K–$108K
Texas
$90,510
$65K–$109K
Utah
$78,920
$61K–$115K
Vermont
$106,330
$84K–$112K
Virginia
$112,760
$80K–$161K
Washington
$115,790
$97K–$126K
West Virginia
$92,410
$57K–$149K
Wisconsin
$91,040
$79K–$97K
Wyoming
$81,880
$72K–$104K
Source: BLS OEWS, 2025 · Ranges are 25th–75th percentile of reported wages for the occupation code · All workers, regardless of gender.
Women are 20% of law enforcement occupations nationally, and earn 82¢ for every dollar men earn (U.S. Census ACS 2024; earnings full-time year-round). A market-based target is computed the same way regardless of gender, and that is the point.
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