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Criminal Investigator 1

Inspect and investigate for compliance with regulations, document findings, and recommend action.

32 employees hold this title in Public Defender Council, Georgia. Median total compensation for the role is $51,917, below the department median of $62,540.

Employees
32
Total payroll
$1.5M
Role median
$51,917
Agency median
$62,540
Comparison
Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$16,421$61,830+

Hover a bar for its range; click to filter the list below.

How total compensation varies among the 32 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

Compared with the local labor market

Criminal Investigator 1 pay vs. Georgia

Across all employers in Georgia, the median wage for Detectives and Criminal Investigators — about 5,070 people — is $65,430. Public Defender Council, Georgia pays a median base salary of $59,280 for this role, 9% below that figureabout the 35th percentile of local pay for the occupation.

Where Public Defender Council, Georgia sits in the local pay range

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$46,790
$55,310
$65,430
$79,220
$149,030
Public Defender Council, Georgia median · $59,280

The bar is the range of annual wages for Detectives and Criminal Investigators across every employer in Georgia, from the 10th to the 90th percentile, with the middle 50% highlighted. The marker shows Public Defender Council, Georgia’s median base salary for this role. Both figures are base pay only.

And across the country

Nationwide, the median wage for Detectives and Criminal Investigators — about 114,430 people — is $93,790. Public Defender Council, Georgia’s median base salary is 37% below that national figure, about the 14th percentile of pay for the occupation nationally.

10th
25th
Median
75th
90th
$55,390
$69,330
$93,790
$120,520
$160,540
Public Defender Council, Georgia median · $59,280

Local and national wages differ for reasons beyond how well a job pays — cost of living, the mix of employers, and local demand for the occupation all move the Georgia range relative to the national one.

Computed over the 107 of 117 people in this role paid at least $25,000in base salary. The rest are part-year or part-time records, whose actual pay isn’t comparable to a full-time annual wage.

Median total compensation for this role at Public Defender Council, Georgia is $58,490, which includes overtime and employer-paid benefits. The benchmark above excludes both, so total compensation is deliberately not compared against it.

Benchmark: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025). BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) covers all employers in the area — private, non-profit, and government alike — so this is a comparison against the whole local labor market for the occupation, not against private-sector pay. OEWS wages are straight-time pay and exclude overtime, shift differentials, and employer-paid benefits, so the government figure shown here is base pay on the same basis. Total compensation is not comparable to it. Job titles are matched to the closest standard occupation, so the comparison is between similar work rather than an identical job classification.

Compare departments

This role across Georgia

Criminal Investigator 1 is held in 10 Georgia departments. In Public Defender Council, Georgia, the median of $51,917 ranks #4 of 10.

Highest-paying departments for this role

Median total compensation for the Criminal Investigator 1 role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

Compare jurisdictions

Criminal Investigator beyond Georgia

This role is reported in 4 jurisdictions. In Georgia, the median of $67,768 ranks #3 of 4. See Criminal Investigator across all of Georgia

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

District of Columbia
$103,333 · 30
Metro Nashville
$47,787 · 38

Median total compensation for comparable Criminal Investigatorroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Shaveena Rogers

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$62,400
Base pay
$62,400
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$62,400

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$6,060

Shaveena Rogers works as a Criminal Investigator 1 for Public Defender Council, Georgia. Shaveena earned $62,400 in 2025.

Vyvia Harris-Cabiness

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$61,480
Base pay
$61,480
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$61,480

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$676

Vyvia Harris-Cabiness is a Criminal Investigator 1 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. 2025 total compensation came to $61,480.

Vickie Stephens

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$60,420
Base pay
$60,420
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$60,420

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$3,769

Vickie Stephens works as a Criminal Investigator 1 for Public Defender Council, Georgia. Vickie earned $60,420 in 2025.

Scott Sellars

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$60,420
Base pay
$60,420
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$60,420

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$5,346

Scott Sellars holds the role of Criminal Investigator 1 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. In 2025, their total compensation was $60,420.

Olivia Redding

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$59,280
Base pay
$59,280
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$59,280

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$5,803

At Public Defender Council, Georgia, Olivia Redding serves as a Criminal Investigator 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $59,280.

Julie Cirillo

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$58,490
Base pay
$58,490
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$58,490

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,237

Julie Cirillo is a Criminal Investigator 1 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. 2025 total compensation came to $58,490.

Micheal Wagner

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$58,250
Base pay
$58,250
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$58,250

Micheal Wagner holds the role of Criminal Investigator 1 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. In 2025, their total compensation was $58,250.

Scott Lowery

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$58,112
Base pay
$58,112
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$58,112

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$375

At Public Defender Council, Georgia, Scott Lowery serves as a Criminal Investigator 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $58,112.

Gary Hester

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$56,713
Base pay
$56,713
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$56,713

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$112

Gary Hester is a Criminal Investigator 1 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. 2025 total compensation came to $56,713.

Ryan Hamilton

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$54,335
Base pay
$54,335
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,335

Ryan Hamilton works as a Criminal Investigator 1 for Public Defender Council, Georgia. Ryan earned $54,335 in 2025.

Ruth Vann

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$54,080
Base pay
$54,080
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,080

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$1,487

Ruth Vann holds the role of Criminal Investigator 1 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. In 2025, their total compensation was $54,080.

Joseph Davis

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$54,000
Base pay
$54,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$54,000

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$325

At Public Defender Council, Georgia, Joseph Davis serves as a Criminal Investigator 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $54,000.

Morgan Brown

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$53,125
Base pay
$53,125
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$53,125

Morgan Brown works as a Criminal Investigator 1 for Public Defender Council, Georgia. Morgan earned $53,125 in 2025.

Shari Mchugh

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$52,583
Base pay
$52,583
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$52,583

Shari Mchugh works as a Criminal Investigator 1 for Public Defender Council, Georgia. Shari earned $52,583 in 2025.

Franklin Patterson

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$52,500
Base pay
$52,500
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$52,500

Franklin Patterson works as a Criminal Investigator 1 for Public Defender Council, Georgia. Franklin earned $52,500 in 2025.

Russell Ramey

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$52,000
Base pay
$52,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$52,000

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$529

Russell Ramey is a Criminal Investigator 1 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. 2025 total compensation came to $52,000.

Jasmine Holcomb

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$51,833
Base pay
$51,833
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$51,833

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$70

Jasmine Holcomb works as a Criminal Investigator 1 for Public Defender Council, Georgia. Jasmine earned $51,833 in 2025.

Jonathan Wilkins

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$50,000
Base pay
$50,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$50,000

Jonathan Wilkins works as a Criminal Investigator 1 for Public Defender Council, Georgia. Jonathan earned $50,000 in 2025.

Matthew Lawson

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$48,000
Base pay
$48,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$48,000

Matthew Lawson is a Criminal Investigator 1 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. 2025 total compensation came to $48,000.

Jerry Hullander

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$46,699
Base pay
$46,699
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$46,699

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$200

Jerry Hullander works as a Criminal Investigator 1 for Public Defender Council, Georgia. Jerry earned $46,699 in 2025.

Kevin Johnson

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$45,475
Base pay
$45,475
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$45,475

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$819

Kevin Johnson holds the role of Criminal Investigator 1 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. In 2025, their total compensation was $45,475.

David Pouler

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$44,166
Base pay
$44,166
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$44,166

David Pouler holds the role of Criminal Investigator 1 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. In 2025, their total compensation was $44,166.

Cassidy Gillis

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$44,166
Base pay
$44,166
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$44,166

At Public Defender Council, Georgia, Cassidy Gillis serves as a Criminal Investigator 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $44,166.

Michela Maxwell

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$43,142
Base pay
$43,142
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$43,142

Michela Maxwell is a Criminal Investigator 1 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. 2025 total compensation came to $43,142.

Jessica Perry

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$42,400
Base pay
$42,400
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$42,400

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$812

Jessica Perry works as a Criminal Investigator 1 for Public Defender Council, Georgia. Jessica earned $42,400 in 2025.

Paul Thomas

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$40,833
Base pay
$40,833
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$40,833

Paul Thomas works as a Criminal Investigator 1 for Public Defender Council, Georgia. Paul earned $40,833 in 2025.

Pamelia Holland

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$40,000
Base pay
$40,000
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$40,000

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$85

At Public Defender Council, Georgia, Pamelia Holland serves as a Criminal Investigator 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $40,000.

Candice Burnett

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$33,520
Base pay
$33,520
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$33,520

Candice Burnett is a Criminal Investigator 1 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. 2025 total compensation came to $33,520.

Shannon Hawkins

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$28,196
Base pay
$28,196
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$28,196

Source-specific fields

Travel Pay
$36

Shannon Hawkins is a Criminal Investigator 1 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. 2025 total compensation came to $28,196.

Jennifer Bryant

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$21,981
Base pay
$21,981
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$21,981

Jennifer Bryant holds the role of Criminal Investigator 1 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. In 2025, their total compensation was $21,981.

Kaya Yamashita

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$20,423
Base pay
$20,423
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$20,423

At Public Defender Council, Georgia, Kaya Yamashita serves as a Criminal Investigator 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $20,423.

Dawnita Ravens

Criminal Investigator 1/Public Defender Council, Georgia

2025 total comp
$16,421
Base pay
$16,421
Overtime
$0
Other pay
$0
Benefits
$0
Total compensation
$16,421

At Public Defender Council, Georgia, Dawnita Ravens serves as a Criminal Investigator 1. Their 2025 pay totaled $16,421.