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Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary in Grand Junction, CO

The median detectives and criminal investigators in Grand Junction, CO earns $106,270 a year, 13% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,576 a month.

10th percentile
$68,140
25th percentile
$85,750
Median percentile
$106,270
75th percentile
$113,370
90th percentile
$149,280

Based on 70 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

$78,915 take-home a year
Gross pay$106,270
Federal income tax−$14,549
Social Security + Medicare−$8,130
Colorado income tax (approx.)−$4,676
Monthly take-home$6,576
Every two weeks$3,035

Does it go far here?

$111,305Median pay in Grand Junction, CO is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.5 vs 100).
18%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,182 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Grand Junction, CO

JobMedian pay
General and Operations Managers$107,130
Registered Nurses$95,990
Accountants and Auditors$76,870
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$76,400
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$74,660
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$68,990
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$67,240
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$56,600

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