State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: California vs Indiana
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in California earn a median of $124,840. In Indiana, $70,340. After cost-of-living, the gap is 49.6% — not 77.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+77.5%
California vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+49.6%
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
Indiana
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $70,340
- p25
- $56,320
- p75
- $82,740
- p10
- $45,480
- p90
- $127,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.