State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: California vs Connecticut
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in California earn a median of $124,840. In Connecticut, $95,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.7% — not 31.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.1%
California vs Connecticut
COL-adjusted gap
+22.7%
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
Connecticut
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $95,240
- p25
- $88,390
- p75
- $103,800
- p10
- $78,990
- p90
- $130,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
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.