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Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary in Brunswick, GA

The median detectives and criminal investigators in Brunswick-St. Simons, GA earns $158,060 a year, 69% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $9,258 a month.

10th percentile
$70,550
25th percentile
$144,890
Median percentile
$158,060
75th percentile
$171,250
90th percentile
$176,400

Based on 240 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

$111,097 take-home a year
Gross pay$158,060
Federal income tax−$26,668
Social Security + Medicare−$12,092
Georgia income tax (approx.)−$8,203
Monthly take-home$9,258
Every two weeks$4,273

Does it go far here?

$180,212Median pay in Brunswick, GA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 87.7 vs 100).
12%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,080 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Brunswick, GA

JobMedian pay
Managers, All Other$122,930
Compliance Officers$106,330
General and Operations Managers$84,770
Registered Nurses$82,630
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$75,530
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$49,980
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$42,900
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$41,610

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