Computer Forensics Salary

The average computer forensics investigator salary in the United States is $122,103 per year, or $58.70 per hour.

Computer forensics salaries start at $5,855 and go up to $15,923 per month, or about $191,072 per year.

HourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
$58.70 $2,349 $10,175 $122,103

The top-paying states for forensics investigators are Illinois at $171,860 per year, the District of Columbia at $163,247, and California at $156,536. The lowest-paying area is Arkansas, with an average salary of $83,704 per year.

Salary Range

Percentile10%25%50%75%90%
Hourly$33.78 $42.11 $55.64 $72.59 $91.86
Weekly$1,352 $1,684 $2,226 $2,904 $3,674
Monthly$5,855 $7,300 $9,645 $12,584 $15,923
Annual$70,262 $87,592 $115,730 $150,997 $191,072

Historical and Future Estimates

YearJuniorIntermediateSenior
2022$68,068$111,784$184,379
2023$69,429 $113,461 $186,776
2024$70,818$115,163$189,204
2025$72,234$116,890$191,664
2026$73,679$118,644$194,155
2027$75,152$120,423$196,679
2028$76,655$122,230$199,236
2029$78,188$124,063$201,826

Salary by State

StateHourlyMonthlyAnnual
Alabama$56.87 $9,857 $118,280
Arizona$55.19 $9,568 $114,810
Arkansas$40.24 $6,975 $83,704
California$75.26 $13,045 $156,536
Colorado$62.10 $10,764 $129,172
Connecticut$65.96 $11,432 $137,179
Delaware$51.55 $8,935 $107,222
District of Columbia$78.48 $13,604 $163,247
Florida$47.42 $8,219 $98,630
Georgia$46.40 $8,043 $96,518
Hawaii$57.00 $9,882 $118,574
Idaho$48.77 $8,454 $101,452
Illinois$82.62 $14,322 $171,860
Indiana$57.19 $9,913 $118,949
Iowa$63.59 $11,022 $132,266
Kansas$49.38 $8,558 $102,707
Kentucky$41.06 $7,116 $85,396
Louisiana$46.60 $8,076 $96,916
Maine$44.14 $7,651 $91,815
Maryland$66.13 $11,463 $137,554
Massachusetts$69.39 $12,027 $144,329
Michigan$58.90 $10,210 $122,524
Minnesota$53.49 $9,273 $111,278
Mississippi$52.07 $9,026 $108,309
Missouri$48.63 $8,430 $101,159
Montana$58.47 $10,133 $121,604
Nebraska$52.13 $9,036 $108,434
Nevada$70.66 $12,246 $146,962
New Hampshire$64.48 $11,177 $134,127
New Jersey$56.51 $9,794 $117,528
New Mexico$54.37 $9,425 $113,095
New York$63.31 $10,975 $131,702
North Carolina$45.55 $7,895 $94,741
Ohio$58.95 $10,218 $122,607
Oklahoma$55.45 $9,611 $115,332
Oregon$61.53 $10,665 $127,980
Pennsylvania$50.21 $8,702 $104,420
South Carolina$42.79 $7,418 $89,013
South Dakota$46.18 $8,005 $96,059
Tennessee$51.99 $9,012 $108,142
Texas$47.93 $8,307 $99,675
Utah$47.49 $8,231 $98,776
Virginia$67.00 $11,613 $139,352
Washington$59.64 $10,338 $124,051
West Virginia$42.85 $7,429 $89,139
Wisconsin$55.29 $9,585 $115,020
Wyoming$59.78 $10,361 $124,343

Salary by Area

AreaHourlyWeeklyMonthlyAnnual
Akron, OH(0010420)$70.84$2,834$12,279$147,345
Albuquerque, NM(0010740)$43.88$1,755$7,605$91,264
Anchorage, AK(0011260)$61.56$2,462$10,670$128,039
Arizona nonmetropolitan area(0400001)$47.53$1,901$8,239$98,867
Asheville, NC(0011700)$40.78$1,631$7,069$84,829
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA(0012060)$47.49$1,900$8,232$98,778
Austin-Round Rock, TX(0012420)$47.52$1,901$8,236$98,831
Bakersfield, CA(0012540)$57.37$2,295$9,944$119,322
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD(0012580)$61.65$2,466$10,686$128,233
Baton Rouge, LA(0012940)$53.98$2,159$9,356$112,268
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX(0013140)$51.67$2,067$8,956$107,477
Birmingham-Hoover, AL(0013820)$49.40$1,976$8,563$102,756
Boise City, ID(0014260)$48.14$1,926$8,345$100,140
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH(0071650)$79.82$3,193$13,836$166,033
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL(0015980)$46.70$1,868$8,094$97,134
Charleston, WV(0016620)$42.77$1,711$7,414$88,966
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC(0016740)$48.34$1,934$8,379$100,546
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI(0016980)$74.08$2,963$12,840$154,081
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN(0017140)$59.93$2,397$10,388$124,662
Cleveland-Elyria, OH(0017460)$55.73$2,229$9,661$115,928
Colorado Springs, CO(0017820)$62.51$2,500$10,835$130,019
Columbia, SC(0017900)$37.18$1,487$6,444$77,332
Columbus, OH(0018140)$63.42$2,537$10,993$131,910
Corpus Christi, TX(0018580)$43.07$1,723$7,465$89,585
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX(0019100)$53.40$2,136$9,255$111,066
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL(0019660)$47.45$1,898$8,224$98,690
Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO(0019740)$65.42$2,617$11,340$136,083
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA(0019780)$62.42$2,497$10,820$129,842
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI(0019820)$51.20$2,048$8,875$106,504
El Paso, TX(0021340)$44.24$1,770$7,669$92,024
Fayetteville, NC(0022180)$39.64$1,585$6,870$82,442
Fresno, CA(0023420)$62.54$2,502$10,841$130,089
Grand Rapids-Wyoming, MI(0024340)$51.79$2,072$8,977$107,724
Greensboro-High Point, NC(0024660)$43.04$1,722$7,461$89,532
Greenville-Anderson-Mauldin, SC(0024860)$44.35$1,774$7,688$92,254
Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX(0026420)$55.80$2,232$9,672$116,069
Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN(0026900)$52.23$2,089$9,054$108,644
Jackson, MS(0027140)$45.53$1,821$7,891$94,694
Jacksonville, FL(0027260)$45.50$1,820$7,887$94,641
Kansas City, MO-KS(0028140)$59.00$2,360$10,226$122,717
Kansas nonmetropolitan area(2000006)$42.49$1,700$7,365$88,382
Knoxville, TN(0028940)$57.26$2,290$9,924$119,092
Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV(0029820)$60.84$2,434$10,546$126,553
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR(0030780)$38.95$1,558$6,751$81,010
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA(0031080)$87.08$3,483$15,094$181,132
Madison, WI(0031540)$46.27$1,851$8,019$96,232
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX(0032580)$40.61$1,625$7,040$84,475
Memphis, TN-MS-AR(0032820)$42.84$1,714$7,426$89,107
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL(0033100)$69.65$2,786$12,072$144,870
Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI(0033340)$54.97$2,199$9,528$114,337
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI(0033460)$65.47$2,619$11,348$136,171
Missoula, MT(0033540)$60.82$2,433$10,542$126,500
Montgomery, AL(0033860)$42.08$1,683$7,294$87,534
Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN(0034980)$55.92$2,237$9,693$116,317
New Orleans-Metairie, LA(0035380)$48.54$1,942$8,414$100,970
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA(0035620)$71.97$2,879$12,475$149,697
North Port-Sarasota-Bradenton, FL(0035840)$43.75$1,750$7,583$90,999
Ocala, FL(0036100)$41.31$1,652$7,160$85,925
Oklahoma City, OK(0036420)$57.68$2,307$9,998$119,976
Omaha-Council Bluffs, NE-IA(0036540)$51.80$2,072$8,978$107,742
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL(0036740)$44.42$1,777$7,700$92,396
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA(0037100)$81.47$3,259$14,122$169,463
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL(0037340)$39.02$1,561$6,763$81,151
Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, FL(0037860)$43.72$1,749$7,579$90,946
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD(0037980)$50.34$2,013$8,725$104,701
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ(0038060)$58.45$2,338$10,132$121,585
Pittsburgh, PA(0038300)$42.42$1,697$7,352$88,223
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA(0038900)$76.59$3,063$13,275$159,297
Raleigh, NC(0039580)$44.41$1,777$7,698$92,378
Reno, NV(0039900)$63.27$2,531$10,966$131,592
Richmond, VA(0040060)$60.53$2,421$10,492$125,899
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA(0040140)$70.85$2,834$12,280$147,363
Roanoke, VA(0040220)$58.85$2,354$10,201$122,416
Rochester, NY(0040380)$50.99$2,040$8,839$106,062
Sacramento–Roseville–Arden-Arcade, CA(0040900)$74.95$2,998$12,992$155,902
Salt Lake City, UT(0041620)$49.27$1,971$8,539$102,473
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX(0041700)$47.99$1,920$8,318$99,821
San Diego-Carlsbad, CA(0041740)$76.13$3,045$13,197$158,360
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA(0041860)$83.23$3,329$14,427$173,123
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA(0041940)$92.56$3,702$16,043$192,518
San Juan-Carolina-Caguas, PR(0041980)$30.51$1,220$5,288$63,454
Savannah, GA(0042340)$45.02$1,801$7,803$93,633
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA(0042660)$68.51$2,740$11,875$142,501
St. Louis, MO-IL(0041180)$61.56$2,462$10,670$128,039
Stockton-Lodi, CA(0044700)$55.43$2,217$9,608$115,291
Tallahassee, FL(0045220)$43.93$1,757$7,614$91,370
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL(0045300)$49.07$1,963$8,506$102,067
Tucson, AZ(0046060)$51.42$2,057$8,912$106,946
Tyler, TX(0046340)$38.58$1,543$6,687$80,250
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC(0047260)$50.77$2,031$8,800$105,603
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV(0047900)$75.27$3,011$13,046$156,556
Winston-Salem, NC(0049180)$36.04$1,442$6,247$74,963