Georgia / Public Safety, Department Of / Criminal Investigator 3
Job-title file
Inspect and investigate for compliance with regulations, document findings, and recommend action.
13 employees hold this title in Public Safety, Department Of. Median total compensation for the role is $72,100, above the department median of $69,552.
What the records show
How total compensation varies among the 13 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 Safety, Department Of pays a median base salary of $72,100 for this role, 10% above that figure — about the 62nd 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 Safety, Department Of’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 Safety, Department Of’s median base salary is 23% below that national figure, about the 28th 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 12 of 14 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 Safety, Department Of is $72,100, 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 Safety, Department Of, the median of $72,100 ranks #7 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 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
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Criminal Investigator 3/Public Safety, Department Of
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At Public Safety, Department Of, William Newsome serves as a Criminal Investigator 3. Their 2025 pay totaled $73,487.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Safety, Department Of
Christopher Lee is a Criminal Investigator 3 at Public Safety, Department Of. 2025 total compensation came to $72,100.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Safety, Department Of
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Douglas Dowdy is a Criminal Investigator 3 at Public Safety, Department Of. 2025 total compensation came to $72,100.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Safety, Department Of
Ralph Rogers is a Criminal Investigator 3 at Public Safety, Department Of. 2025 total compensation came to $72,100.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Safety, Department Of
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Jerrod Wall holds the role of Criminal Investigator 3 at Public Safety, Department Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $72,100.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Safety, Department Of
Aimee Oliver holds the role of Criminal Investigator 3 at Public Safety, Department Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $72,100.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Safety, Department Of
At Public Safety, Department Of, Wayne Williams serves as a Criminal Investigator 3. Their 2025 pay totaled $72,100.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Safety, Department Of
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Bradley Boyd holds the role of Criminal Investigator 3 at Public Safety, Department Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $72,100.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Safety, Department Of
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At Public Safety, Department Of, Paul Meak serves as a Criminal Investigator 3. Their 2025 pay totaled $70,600.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Safety, Department Of
Russell Creamer is a Criminal Investigator 3 at Public Safety, Department Of. 2025 total compensation came to $54,000.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Safety, Department Of
Keith Lewis is a Criminal Investigator 3 at Public Safety, Department Of. 2025 total compensation came to $54,000.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Safety, Department Of
James Cabe holds the role of Criminal Investigator 3 at Public Safety, Department Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $1,118.
Criminal Investigator 3/Public Safety, Department Of
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Jonathan Spires holds the role of Criminal Investigator 3 at Public Safety, Department Of. In 2025, their total compensation was $0.