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Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary in Wisconsin

The median detectives and criminal investigators in Wisconsin earns $91,040 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,671 a month.

10th percentile
$70,060
25th percentile
$78,700
Median percentile
$91,040
75th percentile
$97,120
90th percentile
$103,130

Based on 1,640 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

$68,052 take-home a year
Gross pay$91,040
Federal income tax−$11,199
Social Security + Medicare−$6,965
Wisconsin income tax (approx.)−$4,825
Monthly take-home$5,671
Every two weeks$2,617

Does it go far here?

$96,753Median pay in Wisconsin is worth this at average US prices (local price level 94.1 vs 100).
19%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,087 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Wisconsin

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$443,990
Surgeons, All Other$416,000
Radiologists$392,610
Physicians, All Other$391,740
General Internal Medicine Physicians$367,160
Psychiatrists$331,070
Family Medicine Physicians$290,640
Nurse Anesthetists$273,170

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