Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · SOC 33-3021

Detectives and Criminal Investigators in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell Metro

Compiled by WageDex

Metro area salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025)

Geography used: wage and employment figures cover the full Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA BLS wage area, not only its central city; the comparison figure is the United States national estimate. Verify with the BLS OEWS source tables.

Median Salary

$69,900

per year in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro

25% below

National Median

$93,790

per year nationally

Hourly Rate

$33.61/hr

median hourly

Employment

3,070

jobs in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell metro

The Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell pay distribution spans from $45,770 at the 10th percentile to $139,300 at the 90th, a 3.0× observed spread. Differences in specialization, employer, sector, location, credentials, schedule, and experience may all contribute, but OEWS does not isolate their effects. The 25th percentile sits at $59,180 and the 75th at $79,220, so half of Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell-based detectives and criminal investigators earn within that middle band.

Metro figures use establishment work location, not worker residence. BLS draws metro boundaries from the OMB MSA definitions, so Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA covers the central city plus outlying counties tied to the metro economically. OEWS includes straight-time pay, tips, commissions, incentive pay, and production bonuses. It excludes employer health and retirement benefits, overtime premiums, stock compensation, signing bonuses, and other nonproduction bonuses. The same occupation's national profile, statewide GA estimate, and peer-metro rows provide distinct geographic comparisons. A published median is a benchmark, not a prediction or ceiling for one worker.

Salary Range in the Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell Metro

Annual Salary Distribution

10th$45,770

25th$59,180

Median$69,900

75th$79,220

90th$139,300

Top Paying Jobs in Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell

1. Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers $618,090 2. Surgeons, All Other Small sample $529,100 3. Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric Small sample $412,900 4. Obstetricians and Gynecologists $354,000 5. Dermatologists $284,630 6. Psychiatrists $276,960 7. Chief Executives $275,820 8. Physicians, All Other $275,080 9. Physicians, Pathologists $270,000 10. Emergency Medicine Physicians $263,810

Small sample marks a row whose BLS estimate rests on fewer than 100 workers. It is still a published figure, but BLS reports more sampling error for cells this small: the median relative standard error of the mean wage is 3.4% under 100 workers against 2.1% at 100 or more (May 2025 metro estimates). Small gaps in rank between neighbouring rows may not be meaningful.