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Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary in Ohio

The median detectives and criminal investigators in Ohio earns $79,300 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,203 a month.

10th percentile
$56,840
25th percentile
$64,480
Median percentile
$79,300
75th percentile
$105,690
90th percentile
$151,200

Based on 2,140 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

$62,437 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,300
Federal income tax−$8,616
Social Security + Medicare−$6,066
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$2,181
Monthly take-home$5,203
Every two weeks$2,401

Does it go far here?

$85,477Median pay in Ohio is worth this at average US prices (local price level 92.8 vs 100).
20%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,034 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Ohio

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$554,220
Cardiologists$504,260
Anesthesiologists$490,530
Emergency Medicine Physicians$377,480
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$323,480
Physicians, Pathologists$309,480
Physicians, All Other$297,440
Radiologists$260,000

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