State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: California vs Iowa
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in California earn a median of $124,840. In Iowa, $79,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.5% — not 56.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+56.9%
California vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+24.5%
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
Iowa
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $79,560
- p25
- $67,370
- p75
- $90,380
- p10
- $58,930
- p90
- $141,650
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.