State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: Alaska vs District of Columbia
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $160,760. In Alaska, $114,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.3% — not 28.5%.
Nominal pay gap
-28.5%
Alaska vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-23.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $114,940
- p25
- $92,110
- p75
- $168,790
- p10
- $79,680
- p90
- $183,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
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.