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Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary in Massachusetts

The median detectives and criminal investigators in Massachusetts earns $110,150 a year, 17% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,734 a month.

10th percentile
$76,150
25th percentile
$92,020
Median percentile
$110,150
75th percentile
$146,230
90th percentile
$179,030

Based on 1,300 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

$80,813 take-home a year
Gross pay$110,150
Federal income tax−$15,403
Social Security + Medicare−$8,426
Massachusetts income tax (approx.)−$5,508
Monthly take-home$6,734
Every two weeks$3,108

Does it go far here?

$104,154Median pay in Massachusetts is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.8 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,762 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Massachusetts

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$387,150
Emergency Medicine Physicians$356,230
Nurse Anesthetists$295,550
General Internal Medicine Physicians$285,250
Family Medicine Physicians$277,490
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$272,240
Natural Sciences Managers$267,290
Physicians, All Other$236,580

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