State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: California vs Illinois
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in California earn a median of $124,840. In Illinois, $91,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.7% — not 36.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.9%
California vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+23.7%
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
Illinois
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $91,190
- p25
- $69,590
- p75
- $114,640
- p10
- $53,960
- p90
- $157,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.