State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: California vs Florida
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in California earn a median of $124,840. In Florida, $77,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 51.3% — not 62%.
Nominal pay gap
+62%
California vs Florida
COL-adjusted gap
+51.3%
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
Florida
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $77,060
- p25
- $60,790
- p75
- $120,180
- p10
- $50,050
- p90
- $162,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.