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Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary in Pittsburgh, PA

The median detectives and criminal investigators in Pittsburgh, PA earns $95,120 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,069 a month.

10th percentile
$70,450
25th percentile
$82,220
Median percentile
$95,120
75th percentile
$114,520
90th percentile
$158,890

Based on 580 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

$72,827 take-home a year
Gross pay$95,120
Federal income tax−$12,096
Social Security + Medicare−$7,277
Pennsylvania income tax (approx.)−$2,920
Monthly take-home$6,069
Every two weeks$2,801

Does it go far here?

$100,474Median pay in Pittsburgh, PA is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.7 vs 100).
17%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,053 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

JobMedian pay
Family Medicine Physicians$275,930
Nurse Anesthetists$223,570
Chief Executives$216,060
Physicians, All Other$187,680
Architectural and Engineering Managers$161,720
Computer and Information Systems Managers$159,090
Dentists, General$155,250
Database Architects$152,800

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