What are the main factors that influence a Forensics Investigator's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Forensics Investigator's salary?

A Forensics Investigator's salary grows with experience: starting around $70,952 for beginners, reaching about $72,615 at mid-level, and approach $79,981 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Forensics Investigator?

Forensics Investigator salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Forensics Investigator roles are District of Columbia $86,548, California $86,220, Massachusetts $85,071. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Forensics Investigator roles make?

Salaries for Forensics Investigator level roles vary by specialization: Computer Forensics Analyst IV: $174,765; Computer Forensics Analyst III: $144,555; Computer Forensics Analyst II: $124,955; Computer Forensics Analyst I: $102,432; Forensics Examiner: $84,520.

Forensics Investigator Salary in Vermont

How much does a Forensics Investigator make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Forensics Investigator in Vermont is $76,722 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $37.

However, a Forensics Investigator's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $99,132
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $68,845 to $88,452
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $61,673

10% $61,673

50% (Median) $76,722

90% $99,132

Forensics Investigator Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,452	$7,371	$1,701	$43
Average	$76,722	$6,394	$1,475	$37
25th Percentile	$68,845	$5,737	$1,324	$33

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Key Factors That Influence Forensics Investigator Salaries

A Forensics Investigator's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Forensics Investigator Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Forensics Investigator's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $70,952
Early Career (1-2 years): $71,506
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $72,615
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $76,234
Expert (over 8 years): $79,981

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Entry Level Forensics Investigator	less than 1 year	$70,952
Early Career Level Forensics Investigator	1-2 years	$71,506
Mid-Level Level Forensics Investigator	2-4 years	$72,615
Senior-Level Level Forensics Investigator	5-8 years	$76,234
Expert Level Forensics Investigator	over 8 years	$79,981

How Do Forensics Investigator Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Forensics Investigators. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $86,548.
California: $86,220.
Massachusetts: $85,071.

District of Columbia $86,548 California $86,220 Massachusetts $85,071 Washington $84,758 New Jersey $84,727 Alaska $84,618 Connecticut $83,539 New York $83,101

Hawaii $81,702 Rhode Island $81,045 Maryland $80,600 Minnesota $79,990 Colorado $79,755 Illinois $79,677 Oregon $79,380 Delaware $79,161

New Hampshire $79,024 Virginia $78,716 Pennsylvania $77,817 Nevada $77,363 North Dakota $77,215 Michigan $76,980 Wisconsin $76,894 Vermont $76,722

Texas $76,246 Maine $76,214 Arizona $76,167 Ohio $76,113 Georgia $75,394 Indiana $75,034 Wyoming $74,964 Utah $74,854

Iowa $74,807 Kansas $74,432 Louisiana $74,323 North Carolina $74,284 Missouri $74,268 Florida $73,963 Montana $73,799 Nebraska $73,643

Kentucky $73,557 South Carolina $73,244 Tennessee $73,049 Idaho $72,970 New Mexico $72,400 Oklahoma $72,275 Alabama $71,813 South Dakota $71,040

Arkansas $70,618 West Virginia $70,391 Mississippi $69,711

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Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

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Barre: $78,650
Cabot: $78,477

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Barre, VT $78,650

Cabot, VT $78,477

Calais, VT $78,546

East Barre, VT $78,531

East Calais, VT $78,532

East Montpelier, VT $78,584

Eden, VT $78,480

Eden Mills, VT $78,409

Graniteville, VT $78,645

Hyde Park, VT $78,596

Johnson, VT $78,695

Lake Elmore, VT $78,509

Marshfield, VT $78,491

Moretown, VT $78,701

Morrisville, VT $78,692

Moscow, VT $78,731

Northfield, VT $78,605

Northfield Falls, VT $78,972

North Hyde Park, VT $78,591

North Montpelier, VT $78,512

Plainfield, VT $78,501

Roxbury, VT $78,368

South Barre, VT $78,742

Waterbury, VT $78,724

Stowe, VT $78,735

Waitsfield, VT $78,691

Warren, VT $78,544

Washington, VT $78,391

Waterbury Center, VT $78,721

Websterville, VT $78,633

Williamstown, VT $78,541

Wolcott, VT $78,498

Woodbury, VT $78,421

Worcester, VT $78,499

Rutland, VT $78,497

Belmont, VT $78,255

Benson, VT $78,254

Bomoseen, VT $78,377

Brandon, VT $78,435

Bridport, VT $78,444

Castleton, VT $78,392

Center Rutland, VT $78,446

Chittenden, VT $78,266

Cuttingsville, VT $78,238

Danby, VT $78,372

East Middlebury, VT $78,487

East Poultney, VT $78,380

East Wallingford, VT $78,295

Fair Haven, VT $78,323

Florence, VT $78,296

Forest Dale, VT $78,438

Gaysville, VT $77,940

Granville, VT $78,309

Hancock, VT $78,296

Hydeville, VT $78,387

Killington, VT $78,287

Middlebury, VT $78,608

Middletown Springs, VT $78,338

Mount Holly, VT $78,266

North Clarendon, VT $78,380

Orwell, VT $78,372

Pawlet, VT $78,400

Pittsfield, VT $78,333

Pittsford, VT $78,408

Poultney, VT $78,393

Proctor, VT $78,480

Ripton, VT $78,389

Rochester, VT $78,348

Rupert, VT $78,341

Salisbury, VT $78,466

Shoreham, VT $78,399

Stockbridge, VT $78,260

Wallingford, VT $78,302

Wells, VT $78,403

West Pawlet, VT $78,430

West Rupert, VT $78,411

West Rutland, VT $78,363

Whiting, VT $78,402

Saint Johnsbury, VT $78,487

Albany, VT $78,441

Barnet, VT $78,403

Barton, VT $78,433

Beebe Plain, VT $78,456

Concord, VT $78,329

Coventry, VT $78,548

Craftsbury, VT $78,464

Craftsbury Common, VT $78,468

Danville, VT $78,420

Derby, VT $78,456

Derby Line, VT $78,398

East Burke, VT $78,395

East Charleston, VT $78,403

East Hardwick, VT $78,445

East Haven, VT $78,224

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $78,485

Glover, VT $78,409

Granby, VT $78,128

Greensboro, VT $78,383

Greensboro Bend, VT $78,433

Hardwick, VT $78,520

Irasburg, VT $78,413

Island Pond, VT $78,285

Lowell, VT $78,387

Lower Waterford, VT $78,477

Lyndon, VT $78,463

Lyndon Center, VT $78,551

Lyndonville, VT $78,466

Morgan, VT $78,324

Newport, VT $78,503

Newport Center, VT $78,403

North Concord, VT $78,198

North Troy, VT $78,414

Orleans, VT $78,384

Passumpsic, VT $78,491

Peacham, VT $78,334

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $78,494

Sheffield, VT $78,355

Sutton, VT $78,348

Troy, VT $78,422

West Burke, VT $78,401

West Charleston, VT $78,364

West Danville, VT $78,425

Westfield, VT $78,362

West Glover, VT $78,416

Averill, VT $77,960

Beecher Falls, VT $78,466

Canaan, VT $78,270

Gilman, VT $78,615

Guildhall, VT $78,167

Lunenburg, VT $78,337

Norton, VT $78,116

North Bennington, VT $78,989

North Pownal, VT $79,148

Pownal, VT $79,193

White River Junction, VT $78,477

Ascutney, VT $78,513

Barnard, VT $78,298

Bethel, VT $78,347

Bradford, VT $78,429

Bridgewater, VT $78,379

Bridgewater Corners, VT $78,223

Brookfield, VT $78,423

Brownsville, VT $78,380

Chelsea, VT $78,378

Corinth, VT $78,357

East Corinth, VT $78,390

East Randolph, VT $78,405

East Ryegate, VT $78,337

East Thetford, VT $78,434

Fairlee, VT $78,349

Groton, VT $78,370

Hartford, VT $78,681

Hartland, VT $78,405

Hartland Four Corners, VT $78,402

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $78,604

Newbury, VT $78,361

North Hartland, VT $78,461

North Pomfret, VT $78,327

North Thetford, VT $78,432

Norwich, VT $78,416

Plymouth, VT $78,167

Post Mills, VT $78,415

Quechee, VT $78,496

Randolph, VT $78,482

Randolph Center, VT $78,442

Reading, VT $78,232

Sharon, VT $78,345

South Pomfret, VT $78,270

South Royalton, VT $78,368

South Ryegate, VT $78,384

South Strafford, VT $78,364

South Woodstock, VT $78,251

Strafford, VT $78,296

Taftsville, VT $78,502

Thetford, VT $78,434

Thetford Center, VT $78,352

Topsham, VT $78,328

Tunbridge, VT $78,343

Vershire, VT $78,306

Wells River, VT $78,389

West Fairlee, VT $78,533

West Hartford, VT $78,328

West Newbury, VT $78,359

West Topsham, VT $78,391

Wilder, VT $78,685

Windsor, VT $78,437

Woodstock, VT $78,341

Bellows Falls, VT $78,627

Cambridgeport, VT $78,538

Cavendish, VT $78,276

Chester, VT $78,355

Chester Depot, VT $78,327

Grafton, VT $78,295

Londonderry, VT $78,436

Ludlow, VT $78,317

North Springfield, VT $78,591

Perkinsville, VT $78,377

Peru, VT $78,354

Proctorsville, VT $78,290

Saxtons River, VT $78,611

South Londonderry, VT $78,484

Springfield, VT $78,552

Westminster, VT $78,627

Westminster Station, VT $78,632

Weston, VT $78,273

Shaftsbury, VT $78,895

Brattleboro, VT $78,788

Bondville, VT $78,462

East Dover, VT $78,621

Jacksonville, VT $78,819

Jamaica, VT $78,463

Marlboro, VT $79,178

Newfane, VT $78,570

Putney, VT $78,553

Readsboro, VT $79,187

South Newfane, VT $78,597

Stamford, VT $79,130

Townshend, VT $78,498

Vernon, VT $79,028

Wardsboro, VT $78,556

West Dover, VT $78,685

West Dummerston, VT $78,589

West Halifax, VT $78,710

West Townshend, VT $78,393

West Wardsboro, VT $78,395

Whitingham, VT $78,791

Williamsville, VT $78,589

Wilmington, VT $78,743

Burlington, VT $78,958

South Burlington, VT $78,953

Winooski, VT $78,958

Colchester, VT $78,958

Alburgh, VT $78,564

Bakersfield, VT $78,681

Belvidere Center, VT $78,395

Bristol, VT $78,697

Cambridge, VT $78,791

Charlotte, VT $78,851

East Berkshire, VT $78,605

East Fairfield, VT $78,722

Enosburg Falls, VT $78,505

Essex, VT $78,898

Essex Junction, VT $78,903

Fairfax, VT $78,796

Fairfield, VT $78,720

Ferrisburgh, VT $78,763

Franklin, VT $78,509

Grand Isle, VT $78,804

Highgate Center, VT $78,576

Highgate Springs, VT $78,616

Hinesburg, VT $78,849

Huntington, VT $78,790

Isle La Motte, VT $78,662

Jeffersonville, VT $78,738

Jericho, VT $78,832

Jonesville, VT $78,849

Milton, VT $78,870

Monkton, VT $78,786

Montgomery, VT $78,505

Montgomery Center, VT $78,409

New Haven, VT $78,688

North Ferrisburgh, VT $78,799

North Hero, VT $78,720

Richford, VT $78,491

Richmond, VT $78,841

Saint Albans, VT $78,756

Saint Albans Bay, VT $78,745

Shelburne, VT $78,923

Sheldon, VT $78,662

Sheldon Springs, VT $78,855

South Hero, VT $78,875

Starksboro, VT $78,743

Swanton, VT $78,648

Underhill, VT $78,814

Underhill Center, VT $78,817

Vergennes, VT $78,663

Waterville, VT $78,690

Westford, VT $78,853

Williston, VT $78,913

Montpelier, VT $78,638

Bennington, VT $79,046

Arlington, VT $78,768

Dorset, VT $78,462

East Arlington, VT $78,432

East Dorset, VT $78,463

Manchester, VT $78,675

Manchester Center, VT $78,624

Forensics Investigator Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Forensics Investigator's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$68,845

Average $76,722/year

$88,452

$5,737

Average $6,394/month

$7,371

$1,324

Average $1,475/week

$1,701

$33

Average $37/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,452	$7,371	$1,701	$43
Average	$76,722	$6,394	$1,475	$37
25th Percentile	$68,845	$5,737	$1,324	$33

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