State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: Arkansas vs District of Columbia
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $160,760. In Arkansas, $54,500. After cost-of-living, the gap is 57.1% — not 66.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-66.1%
Arkansas vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-57.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $54,500
- p25
- $46,300
- p75
- $66,820
- p10
- $41,380
- p90
- $144,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.