State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: California vs Delaware
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in California earn a median of $124,840. In Delaware, $122,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 7.8% — not 2.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+2.3%
California vs Delaware
COL-adjusted gap
-7.8%
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
Delaware
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $122,050
- p25
- $71,670
- p75
- $149,990
- p10
- $65,830
- p90
- $164,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 99.8
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.