State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: Alabama vs District of Columbia
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $160,760. In Alabama, $66,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 49% — not 58.8%.
Nominal pay gap
-58.8%
Alabama vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-49%
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
District of Columbia
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $160,760
- p25
- $114,230
- p75
- $170,810
- p10
- $94,220
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.