State wages ยท Cost of living
Private Detectives and Investigators pay by state
The highest published median is in Oregon, at $77,320. Oregon leads after cost of living, at $74,810. Wyoming has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($52,370).
National median
$52,370
Highest state median
$77,320
Oregon
Best adjusted pay
$74,810
Oregon
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $40,370Higher: $74,810Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Oregon | $77,320 | +47.6% | 103.361 | $74,810 | 1 |
| Illinois | $73,070 | +39.5% | 99.958 | $73,100 | 2 |
| Minnesota | $72,070 | +37.6% | 98.621 | $73,080 | 3 |
| Wyoming | $67,360 | +28.6% | 92.691 | $72,670 | 4 |
| Maryland | $74,360 | +42.0% | 104.959 | $70,850 | 5 |
| Vermont | $66,070 | +26.2% | 97.958 | $67,450 | 6 |
| Connecticut | $68,290 | +30.4% | 103.61 | $65,910 | 7 |
| Arizona | $64,960 | +24.0% | 100.677 | $64,520 | 8 |
| Washington | $65,370 | +24.8% | 107.013 | $61,090 | 9 |
| North Carolina | $55,190 | +5.4% | 94.326 | $58,510 | 10 |
| Nebraska | $52,160 | -0.4% | 90.103 | $57,890 | 11 |
| South Carolina | $53,890 | +2.9% | 93.749 | $57,480 | 12 |
| New York | $59,840 | +14.3% | 107.921 | $55,450 | 13 |
| Massachusetts | $57,840 | +10.4% | 105.757 | $54,690 | 14 |
| California | $60,210 | +15.0% | 110.72 | $54,380 | 15 |
| Ohio | $50,060 | -4.4% | 92.774 | $53,960 | 16 |
| Kentucky | $48,130 | -8.1% | 90.159 | $53,380 | 17 |
| Alabama | $47,180 | -9.9% | 88.823 | $53,120 | 18 |
| Alaska | $54,080 | +3.3% | 102.359 | $52,830 | 19 |
| Pennsylvania | $51,220 | -2.2% | 97.572 | $52,490 | 20 |
| West Virginia | $46,830 | -10.6% | 89.497 | $52,330 | 21 |
| Utah | $51,130 | -2.4% | 98.864 | $51,720 | 22 |
| Michigan | $49,700 | -5.1% | 96.217 | $51,650 | 23 |
| North Dakota | $45,710 | -12.7% | 88.959 | $51,380 | 24 |
| Iowa | $45,070 | -13.9% | 87.762 | $51,350 | 25 |
| Maine | $49,360 | -5.7% | 97.05 | $50,860 | 26 |
| Tennessee | $46,560 | -11.1% | 91.87 | $50,680 | 27 |
| Montana | $47,910 | -8.5% | 94.645 | $50,620 | 28 |
| Rhode Island | $51,610 | -1.5% | 102.28 | $50,460 | 29 |
| Idaho | $48,170 | -8.0% | 95.494 | $50,440 | 30 |
| Kansas | $45,020 | -14.0% | 90.068 | $49,980 | 31 |
| New Hampshire | $51,990 | -0.7% | 104.165 | $49,910 | 32 |
| Arkansas | $43,310 | -17.3% | 86.937 | $49,820 | 33 |
| Texas | $48,070 | -8.2% | 97.057 | $49,530 | 34 |
| Delaware | $49,400 | -5.7% | 99.808 | $49,500 | 35 |
| Louisiana | $43,390 | -17.1% | 88.207 | $49,190 | 36 |
| New Mexico | $44,870 | -14.3% | 92.212 | $48,660 | 37 |
| Indiana | $45,400 | -13.3% | 93.329 | $48,650 | 38 |
| Colorado | $49,720 | -5.1% | 103.052 | $48,250 | 39 |
| Missouri | $43,780 | -16.4% | 90.817 | $48,210 | 40 |
| Virginia | $48,740 | -6.9% | 101.104 | $48,210 | 40 |
| Nevada | $47,550 | -9.2% | 99.979 | $47,560 | 42 |
| New Jersey | $51,540 | -1.6% | 108.805 | $47,370 | 43 |
| Florida | $48,880 | -6.7% | 103.414 | $47,270 | 44 |
| Georgia | $44,590 | -14.9% | 96.293 | $46,310 | 45 |
| Oklahoma | $40,470 | -22.7% | 87.843 | $46,070 | 46 |
| Wisconsin | $43,210 | -17.5% | 94.095 | $45,920 | 47 |
| Mississippi | $39,460 | -24.7% | 86.953 | $45,380 | 48 |
| Hawaii | $44,390 | -15.2% | 109.951 | $40,370 | 49 |
| District of Columbia | Not available | Not available | 109.901 | Not available | Not available |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.