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Private Detectives and Investigators salary in Arizona

The median private detectives and investigators in Arizona earns $61,030 a year, 19% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,141 a month.

10th percentile
$38,240
25th percentile
$41,450
Median percentile
$61,030
75th percentile
$79,790
90th percentile
$92,160

Based on 790 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

$49,692 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,030
Federal income tax−$5,144
Social Security + Medicare−$4,669
Arizona income tax (approx.)−$1,526
Monthly take-home$4,141
Every two weeks$1,911

Does it go far here?

$60,620Median pay in Arizona is worth this at average US prices (local price level 100.7 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,543 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Arizona

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$312,490
Family Medicine Physicians$292,760
General Internal Medicine Physicians$259,320
Pediatricians, General$233,950
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$227,870
Dentists, General$194,180
Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,480
Computer and Information Systems Managers$166,430

All private detectives and investigators salaries · Take-home pay in Arizona