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Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary in Arizona

The median detectives and criminal investigators in Arizona earns $102,340 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,522 a month.

10th percentile
$60,590
25th percentile
$77,730
Median percentile
$102,340
75th percentile
$111,360
90th percentile
$142,380

Based on 5,250 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

$78,268 take-home a year
Gross pay$102,340
Federal income tax−$13,685
Social Security + Medicare−$7,829
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$2,559
Monthly take-home$6,522
Every two weeks$3,010

Does it go far here?

$101,652Median pay in Arizona is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.7 vs 100).
24%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,543 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Arizona

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$312,490
Family Medicine Physicians$292,760
General Internal Medicine Physicians$259,320
Pediatricians, General$233,950
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$227,870
Dentists, General$194,180
Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,480
Computer and Information Systems Managers$166,430

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