Georgia / Transportation, Department Of / Criminal Investigator 3
Job-title file
Inspect and investigate for compliance with regulations, document findings, and recommend action.
1 employees hold this title in Transportation, Department Of. Median total compensation for the role is $79,380, above the department median of $49,909.
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. Transportation, Department Of pays a median base salary of $72,827 for this role, 11% above that figure — about the 63rd 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 Transportation, 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. Transportation, Department Of’s median base salary is 22% below that national figure, about the 29th 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.
Median total compensation for this role at Transportation, Department Of is $72,827, 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 Transportation, Department Of, the median of $79,380 ranks #2 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/Transportation, Department Of
Michael Hinch works as a Criminal Investigator 3 for Transportation, Department Of. Michael earned $79,380 in 2025.