State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: California vs Georgia
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in California earn a median of $124,840. In Georgia, $65,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 66% — not 90.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+90.8%
California vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
+66%
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
Georgia
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $65,430
- p25
- $55,310
- p75
- $79,220
- p10
- $46,790
- p90
- $149,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
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.