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Private Detectives and Investigators salary in Minneapolis, MN

The median private detectives and investigators in Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI earns $70,220 a year, 37% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,455 a month.

10th percentile
$41,310
25th percentile
$47,200
Median percentile
$70,220
75th percentile
$93,620
90th percentile
$101,800

Based on 410 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

$53,455 take-home a year
Gross pay$70,220
Federal income tax−$6,618
Social Security + Medicare−$5,372
Minnesota income tax (approx.)−$4,775
Monthly take-home$4,455
Every two weeks$2,056

Does it go far here?

$66,990Median pay in Minneapolis, MN is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.8 vs 100).
32%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,440 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Minneapolis, MN

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$378,730
Emergency Medicine Physicians$367,120
General Internal Medicine Physicians$330,200
Family Medicine Physicians$283,060
Nurse Anesthetists$258,570
Pediatricians, General$226,280
Dentists, General$219,980
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$211,470

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