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Private Detectives and Investigators salary in Dallas, TX

The median private detectives and investigators in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX earns $61,460 a year, 20% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,297 a month.

10th percentile
$36,320
25th percentile
$37,180
Median percentile
$61,460
75th percentile
$74,410
90th percentile
$107,830

Based on 1,070 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

$51,563 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,460
Federal income tax−$5,195
Social Security + Medicare−$4,702
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$4,297
Every two weeks$1,983

Does it go far here?

$59,618Median pay in Dallas, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
38%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,614 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dallas, TX

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$403,340
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$321,260
Chief Executives$320,060
General Internal Medicine Physicians$276,520
Family Medicine Physicians$259,310
Physicians, All Other$222,410
Nurse Anesthetists$218,650
Anesthesiologists$218,060

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