State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: Alabama vs California
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in California earn a median of $124,840. In Alabama, $66,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.8% — not 46.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-46.9%
Alabama vs California
COL-adjusted gap
-33.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $66,290
- p25
- $49,860
- p75
- $92,610
- p10
- $43,060
- p90
- $150,780
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
California
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $124,840
- p25
- $99,270
- p75
- $136,020
- p10
- $78,280
- p90
- $165,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.