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Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary in Virginia

The median detectives and criminal investigators in Virginia earns $112,760 a year, 20% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,830 a month.

10th percentile
$62,730
25th percentile
$79,770
Median percentile
$112,760
75th percentile
$160,760
90th percentile
$195,190

Based on 3,180 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

$81,955 take-home a year
Gross pay$112,760
Federal income tax−$15,977
Social Security + Medicare−$8,626
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$6,202
Monthly take-home$6,830
Every two weeks$3,152

Does it go far here?

$111,529Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
23%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,579 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Virginia

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$461,450
Chief Executives$310,740
Physicians, All Other$278,530
Nurse Anesthetists$252,110
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$222,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers$201,490
Dentists, General$197,110

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