Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary by location
National median: $93,790 (2025 OEWS). Percentages below describe each area's published median against that national figure.
| Location | Type | Median | vs national | Employment | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DC | state | $160,760 | +71.4% | 2,980 | 2025 |
| San Jose, CA | metropolitan | $158,640 | +69.1% | 280 | 2025 |
| Brunswick, GA | metropolitan | $158,060 | +68.5% | 240 | 2025 |
| Washington, DC | metropolitan | $156,750 | +67.1% | 4,830 | 2025 |
| Oxnard, CA | metropolitan | $153,570 | +63.7% | 70 | 2025 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | metropolitan | $140,750 | +50.1% | 350 | 2025 |
| Great Falls, MT | metropolitan | $136,120 | +45.1% | 40 | 2025 |
| Santa Rosa, CA | metropolitan | $133,100 | +41.9% | 60 | 2025 |
| Santa Maria, CA | metropolitan | $130,810 | +39.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| Baltimore, MD | metropolitan | $128,440 | +36.9% | 490 | 2025 |
| Los Angeles, CA | metropolitan | $127,890 | +36.4% | 3,240 | 2025 |
| Riverside, CA | metropolitan | $127,420 | +35.9% | 1,510 | 2025 |
| MD | state | $126,730 | +35.1% | 1,010 | 2025 |
| San Francisco, CA | metropolitan | $126,700 | +35.1% | 690 | 2025 |
| Anchorage, AK | metropolitan | $125,240 | +33.5% | 90 | 2025 |
| CA | state | $124,840 | +33.1% | 12,610 | 2025 |
| San Diego, CA | metropolitan | $124,840 | +33.1% | 2,990 | 2025 |
| El Centro, CA | metropolitan | $123,970 | +32.2% | 770 | 2025 |
| Seattle, WA | metropolitan | $123,820 | +32.0% | 740 | 2025 |
| Bellingham, WA | metropolitan | $122,840 | +31.0% | 260 | 2025 |
| DE | state | $122,050 | +30.1% | 140 | 2025 |
| Bremerton, WA | metropolitan | $121,100 | +29.1% | 50 | 2025 |
| Portland, OR | metropolitan | $119,350 | +27.3% | 310 | 2025 |
| NJ | state | $116,300 | +24.0% | 3,080 | 2025 |
| WA | state | $115,790 | +23.5% | 1,850 | 2025 |
| AK | state | $114,940 | +22.6% | 140 | 2025 |
| Roanoke, VA | metropolitan | $114,050 | +21.6% | 130 | 2025 |
| HI | state | $113,940 | +21.5% | 440 | 2025 |
| Stockton, CA | metropolitan | $113,360 | +20.9% | 90 | 2025 |
| Denver, CO | metropolitan | $113,340 | +20.8% | 1,230 | 2025 |
| VA | state | $112,760 | +20.2% | 3,180 | 2025 |
| Kiryas Joel, NY | metropolitan | $111,860 | +19.3% | 270 | 2025 |
| Burlington, VT | metropolitan | $111,530 | +18.9% | 100 | 2025 |
| Sioux Falls, SD | metropolitan | $110,760 | +18.1% | 60 | 2025 |
| Trenton, NJ | metropolitan | $110,750 | +18.1% | 370 | 2025 |
| Boston, MA | metropolitan | $110,150 | +17.4% | 1,110 | 2025 |
| MA | state | $110,150 | +17.4% | 1,300 | 2025 |
| Fresno, CA | metropolitan | $109,720 | +17.0% | 420 | 2025 |
| Springfield, MA | metropolitan | $109,510 | +16.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| Sacramento, CA | metropolitan | $109,500 | +16.8% | 1,570 | 2025 |
| Eugene, OR | metropolitan | $109,460 | +16.7% | 30 | 2025 |
| Brownsville, TX | metropolitan | $109,300 | +16.5% | 880 | 2025 |
| Sandusky, OH | metropolitan | $109,300 | +16.5% | 60 | 2025 |
| El Paso, TX | metropolitan | $109,300 | +16.5% | 1,790 | 2025 |
| Yakima, WA | metropolitan | $108,890 | +16.1% | 30 | 2025 |
| Vallejo, CA | metropolitan | $108,430 | +15.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| Sierra Vista, AZ | metropolitan | $108,350 | +15.5% | 730 | 2025 |
| Rochester, NY | metropolitan | $107,660 | +14.8% | 450 | 2025 |
| Reno, NV | metropolitan | $107,470 | +14.6% | 70 | 2025 |
| OR | state | $107,450 | +14.6% | 520 | 2025 |
| Spokane, WA | metropolitan | $107,350 | +14.5% | 270 | 2025 |
| San Angelo, TX | metropolitan | $106,580 | +13.6% | 80 | 2025 |
| New York, NY | metropolitan | $106,440 | +13.5% | 7,580 | 2025 |
| Las Cruces, NM | metropolitan | $106,330 | +13.4% | 560 | 2025 |
| VT | state | $106,330 | +13.4% | 190 | 2025 |
| Grand Junction, CO | metropolitan | $106,270 | +13.3% | 70 | 2025 |
| Watertown, NY | metropolitan | $106,110 | +13.1% | 70 | 2025 |
| Pueblo, CO | metropolitan | $106,000 | +13.0% | 30 | 2025 |
| Salinas, CA | metropolitan | $105,990 | +13.0% | 50 | 2025 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | metropolitan | $105,780 | +12.8% | 50 | 2025 |
| CO | state | $105,480 | +12.5% | 1,930 | 2025 |
| Tucson, AZ | metropolitan | $105,350 | +12.3% | 1,620 | 2025 |
| Omaha, NE | metropolitan | $105,310 | +12.3% | 160 | 2025 |
| Rockford, IL | metropolitan | $104,150 | +11.0% | 130 | 2025 |
| Modesto, CA | metropolitan | $104,000 | +10.9% | 90 | 2025 |
| Kennewick, WA | metropolitan | $103,780 | +10.7% | 50 | 2025 |
| McAllen, TX | metropolitan | $103,380 | +10.2% | 1,600 | 2025 |
| Boulder, CO | metropolitan | $103,360 | +10.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Fort Collins, CO | metropolitan | $103,140 | +10.0% | 60 | 2025 |
| Bend, OR | metropolitan | $103,000 | +9.8% | 40 | 2025 |
| Vineland, NJ | metropolitan | $102,980 | +9.8% | 70 | 2025 |
| Madison, WI | metropolitan | $102,780 | +9.6% | 280 | 2025 |
| Santa Cruz, CA | metropolitan | $102,710 | +9.5% | 40 | 2025 |
| AZ | state | $102,340 | +9.1% | 5,250 | 2025 |
| Chicago, IL | metropolitan | $102,260 | +9.0% | 2,290 | 2025 |
| Manchester, NH | metropolitan | $101,500 | +8.2% | 90 | 2025 |
| NY | state | $101,240 | +7.9% | 9,600 | 2025 |
| Barnstable Town, MA | metropolitan | $100,680 | +7.3% | 40 | 2025 |
| NE | state | $100,530 | +7.2% | 290 | 2025 |
| Atlantic City, NJ | metropolitan | $99,860 | +6.5% | 120 | 2025 |
| Lincoln, NE | metropolitan | $99,760 | +6.4% | 40 | 2025 |
| Missoula, MT | metropolitan | $99,560 | +6.2% | 40 | 2025 |
| Miami, FL | metropolitan | $99,080 | +5.6% | 2,110 | 2025 |
| Albany, NY | metropolitan | $99,010 | +5.6% | 960 | 2025 |
| Phoenix, AZ | metropolitan | $98,860 | +5.4% | 1,140 | 2025 |
| Hagerstown, MD | metropolitan | $98,700 | +5.2% | 50 | 2025 |
| Hartford, CT | metropolitan | $98,690 | +5.2% | 340 | 2025 |
| Bridgeport, CT | metropolitan | $98,620 | +5.1% | 230 | 2025 |
| Syracuse, NY | metropolitan | $98,390 | +4.9% | 340 | 2025 |
| Greeley, CO | metropolitan | $98,370 | +4.9% | 50 | 2025 |
| Mobile, AL | metropolitan | $98,310 | +4.8% | 100 | 2025 |
| Laredo, TX | metropolitan | $98,180 | +4.7% | 1,410 | 2025 |
| Salem, OR | metropolitan | $97,750 | +4.2% | 80 | 2025 |
| Philadelphia, PA | metropolitan | $97,580 | +4.0% | 2,160 | 2025 |
| PA | state | $97,580 | +4.0% | 3,370 | 2025 |
| Lancaster, PA | metropolitan | $97,190 | +3.6% | 60 | 2025 |
| New Haven, CT | metropolitan | $96,790 | +3.2% | 180 | 2025 |
| Bakersfield, CA | metropolitan | $96,760 | +3.2% | 230 | 2025 |
| Flint, MI | metropolitan | $96,740 | +3.1% | 90 | 2025 |
| Erie, PA | metropolitan | $96,470 | +2.9% | 100 | 2025 |