State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: California vs Idaho
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in California earn a median of $124,840. In Idaho, $72,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 48.5% — not 72.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+72.1%
California vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
+48.5%
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
Idaho
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $72,520
- p25
- $60,100
- p75
- $100,420
- p10
- $53,120
- p90
- $125,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.