State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: California vs Colorado
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in California earn a median of $124,840. In Colorado, $105,480. After cost-of-living, the gap is 10.2% — not 18.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+18.4%
California vs Colorado
COL-adjusted gap
+10.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Colorado
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $105,480
- p25
- $86,290
- p75
- $115,130
- p10
- $73,010
- p90
- $161,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
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.