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Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary in Alabama

The median detectives and criminal investigators in Alabama earns $66,290 a year, 29% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,372 a month.

10th percentile
$43,060
25th percentile
$49,860
Median percentile
$66,290
75th percentile
$92,610
90th percentile
$150,780

Based on 1,340 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$52,461 take-home a year
Gross pay$66,290
Federal income tax−$5,775
Social Security + Medicare−$5,071
Alabama income tax (approx.)−$2,983
Monthly take-home$4,372
Every two weeks$2,018

Does it go far here?

$74,632Median pay in Alabama is worth this at average US prices (local price level 88.8 vs 100).
23%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,007 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Alabama

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$272,610
Nurse Anesthetists$190,300
Chief Executives$166,420
Architectural and Engineering Managers$162,350
Engineers, All Other$152,550
Financial Managers$140,500
Computer and Information Systems Managers$138,670
Computer Hardware Engineers$136,990

All detectives and criminal investigators salaries · Take-home pay in Alabama