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Private Detectives and Investigators salary in Oregon

The median private detectives and investigators in Oregon earns $76,480 a year, 49% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,678 a month.

10th percentile
$44,610
25th percentile
$55,660
Median percentile
$76,480
75th percentile
$92,390
90th percentile
$97,500

Based on 610 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

$56,133 take-home a year
Gross pay$76,480
Federal income tax−$7,996
Social Security + Medicare−$5,851
Oregon income tax (approx.)−$6,501
Monthly take-home$4,678
Every two weeks$2,159

Does it go far here?

$73,993Median pay in Oregon is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.4 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,525 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Oregon

JobMedian pay
Physicians, All Other$347,180
Chief Executives$341,630
Family Medicine Physicians$293,240
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Surgeons, All Other$239,200
Pediatricians, General$224,690
Dentists, General$211,690
Computer and Information Research Scientists$206,220

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