Private Detectives and Investigators Salary in Lincoln, NE

Private Detectives and Investigators pay range in Lincoln

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $43,000 a year or less, while the top 10% make $86,060 or more. The middle half of private detectives and investigators in Lincoln earn between $48,380 and $76,850.

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

Private Detectives and Investigators pay in Lincoln vs. Nebraska and the U.S.

Private detectives and investigators in Lincoln earn 6% more than the Nebraska average ($58,140) and about the same as the U.S. average ($60,150). At the median the gap is +5% 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 Lincoln

On the average salary of $61,760, a single filer in Lincoln takes home about $49,874 a year, or $4,156 a month and $1,918 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 Lincoln a good place for private detectives and investigators? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Lincoln area are 8% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 91.6), so the average $61,760 buys what about $67,438 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.1 times the median wage of all jobs in Lincoln ($49,800). A typical home costs $304,242, or 4.9 years of this average salary before tax.

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Private Detectives and Investigators salary in other Nebraska cities

Lincoln ranks 1st of 2 Nebraska metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

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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).

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• Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$30,420 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$121,130 a year
• Detectives and Criminal Investigators$101,240 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$86,670 a year
• First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$85,510 a year
• Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$83,780 a year
• Fire Inspectors and Investigators$72,600 a year

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