State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: California vs Hawaii
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in California earn a median of $124,840. In Hawaii, $113,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.9% — not 9.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.6%
California vs Hawaii
COL-adjusted gap
+8.9%
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
Hawaii
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $113,940
- p25
- $106,870
- p75
- $140,750
- p10
- $92,520
- p90
- $165,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
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.