Georgia / Public Defender Council, Georgia / Criminal Investigator 3
Job-title file
Inspect and investigate for compliance with regulations, document findings, and recommend action.
36 employees hold this title in Public Defender Council, Georgia. Median total compensation for the role is $66,098, above the department median of $62,540.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 36 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
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 figure — about the 35th percentile of local pay for the occupation.
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.
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 $25,000 in 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
Criminal Investigator 3 is held in 15 Georgia departments. In Public Defender Council, Georgia, the median of $66,098 ranks #14 of 15.
Median total compensation for the Criminal Investigator 3 role in other Georgiadepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.
Compare jurisdictions
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 →
Median total compensation for comparable Criminal Investigator roles 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.
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Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia
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Keon Hackett is a Criminal Investigator 3 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. 2025 total compensation came to $85,402.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia
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Sarah Heurich is a Criminal Investigator 3 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. 2025 total compensation came to $84,000.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia
Paul Paradowski is a Criminal Investigator 3 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. 2025 total compensation came to $83,040.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia
Sheila Rainville works as a Criminal Investigator 3 for Public Defender Council, Georgia. Sheila earned $79,093 in 2025.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia
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Stuart Fagler holds the role of Criminal Investigator 3 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. In 2025, their total compensation was $76,340.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia
Todd Dawson works as a Criminal Investigator 3 for Public Defender Council, Georgia. Todd earned $73,171 in 2025.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia
Stephen Gurr works as a Criminal Investigator 3 for Public Defender Council, Georgia. Stephen earned $72,139 in 2025.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia
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David Hamilton holds the role of Criminal Investigator 3 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. In 2025, their total compensation was $71,965.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia
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At Public Defender Council, Georgia, Stephanie Taylor Shaw serves as a Criminal Investigator 3. Their 2025 pay totaled $71,375.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia
Tommy Lyons is a Criminal Investigator 3 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. 2025 total compensation came to $71,138.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia
Preston Hester holds the role of Criminal Investigator 3 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. In 2025, their total compensation was $71,130.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia
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Erin Rossiter-Billac works as a Criminal Investigator 3 for Public Defender Council, Georgia. Erin earned $70,297 in 2025.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia
At Public Defender Council, Georgia, Elizabeth Holbrook serves as a Criminal Investigator 3. Their 2025 pay totaled $70,114.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia
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Chase Littlejohn holds the role of Criminal Investigator 3 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. In 2025, their total compensation was $69,680.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia
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At Public Defender Council, Georgia, Douglas Belisle serves as a Criminal Investigator 3. Their 2025 pay totaled $68,675.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia
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At Public Defender Council, Georgia, John Parker serves as a Criminal Investigator 3. Their 2025 pay totaled $68,023.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia
Matthew Gazafy is a Criminal Investigator 3 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. 2025 total compensation came to $67,492.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia
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At Public Defender Council, Georgia, John Mcdaniel serves as a Criminal Investigator 3. Their 2025 pay totaled $66,354.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia
Christopher Greene works as a Criminal Investigator 3 for Public Defender Council, Georgia. Christopher earned $65,842 in 2025.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia
At Public Defender Council, Georgia, Mark Thomas serves as a Criminal Investigator 3. Their 2025 pay totaled $65,354.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia
Roxie Thompson works as a Criminal Investigator 3 for Public Defender Council, Georgia. Roxie earned $63,018 in 2025.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia
At Public Defender Council, Georgia, Kathryn Jensen serves as a Criminal Investigator 3. Their 2025 pay totaled $63,004.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia
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Adrian Montealvo is a Criminal Investigator 3 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. 2025 total compensation came to $60,420.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia
Darrick Brown holds the role of Criminal Investigator 3 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. In 2025, their total compensation was $58,737.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia
Melissa Clark holds the role of Criminal Investigator 3 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. In 2025, their total compensation was $57,200.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia
At Public Defender Council, Georgia, Sharon Davis serves as a Criminal Investigator 3. Their 2025 pay totaled $55,720.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia
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Jeffrey Boyt holds the role of Criminal Investigator 3 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. In 2025, their total compensation was $53,000.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia
Dwayne Blackston works as a Criminal Investigator 3 for Public Defender Council, Georgia. Dwayne earned $47,700 in 2025.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia
Jesus Prieto is a Criminal Investigator 3 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. 2025 total compensation came to $42,900.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia
William Yancey holds the role of Criminal Investigator 3 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. In 2025, their total compensation was $37,987.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia
Megan Sakos holds the role of Criminal Investigator 3 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. In 2025, their total compensation was $32,900.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia
Casey Hall works as a Criminal Investigator 3 for Public Defender Council, Georgia. Casey earned $31,380 in 2025.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia
At Public Defender Council, Georgia, Shannon Hall serves as a Criminal Investigator 3. Their 2025 pay totaled $23,333.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia
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Nancy Bryan is a Criminal Investigator 3 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. 2025 total compensation came to $19,875.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia
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Dean Gilmore is a Criminal Investigator 3 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. 2025 total compensation came to $15,117.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Defender Council, Georgia
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Reginald Holliday holds the role of Criminal Investigator 3 at Public Defender Council, Georgia. In 2025, their total compensation was $11,500.