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Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary in Tennessee

The median detectives and criminal investigators in Tennessee earns $77,090 a year, 18% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,255 a month.

10th percentile
$49,660
25th percentile
$60,730
Median percentile
$77,090
75th percentile
$107,810
90th percentile
$149,280

Based on 1,860 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

$63,063 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,090
Federal income tax−$8,130
Social Security + Medicare−$5,897
Tennessee income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,255
Every two weeks$2,425

Does it go far here?

$83,912Median pay in Tennessee is worth this at average US prices (local price level 91.9 vs 100).
23%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,189 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Tennessee

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$610,080
Anesthesiologists$330,620
Physicians, All Other$301,290
General Internal Medicine Physicians$232,220
Family Medicine Physicians$226,830
Dentists, General$215,290
Nurse Anesthetists$211,450
Chief Executives$198,830

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