Private Detectives and Investigators Salary in Savannah, GA

Private Detectives and Investigators pay range in Savannah

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $38,180 a year or less, while the top 10% make $62,580 or more. The middle half of private detectives and investigators in Savannah earn between $39,520 and $54,990.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Private Detectives and Investigators pay in Savannah vs. Georgia and the U.S.

Private detectives and investigators in Savannah earn 9% less than the Georgia average ($54,730) and 18% less than the U.S. average ($60,150). At the median the gap is -10% against the U.S. median of $51,220.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Private Detectives and Investigators salary after taxes in Savannah

On the average salary of $49,590, a single filer in Savannah takes home about $40,300 a year, or $3,358 a month and $1,550 every two weeks. Taxes take 19% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules).

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Is Savannah a good place for private detectives and investigators? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Savannah area are 5% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.2), so the average $49,590 buys what about $52,087 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.0 times the median wage of all jobs in Savannah ($47,240). A typical home costs $348,054, or 7.0 years of this average salary before tax.

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Private Detectives and Investigators salary in other Georgia cities

Savannah ranks 3rd of 4 Georgia metro areas for this job; Atlanta pays the most ($58,050).

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Highest-paying cities for private detectives and investigators

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($78,960).

Private Detectives and Investigators salary by city

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• Protective Service Workers, All Other$45,830 a year
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• Security Guards$36,890 a year
• Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$32,050 a year
• School Bus Monitors$22,400 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$92,730 a year
• Detectives and Criminal Investigators$86,440 a year

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