State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: California vs Louisiana
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in California earn a median of $124,840. In Louisiana, $60,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 64.5% — not 106.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+106.5%
California vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+64.5%
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
Louisiana
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $60,450
- p25
- $46,320
- p75
- $78,700
- p10
- $39,020
- p90
- $131,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.