State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: California vs Maine
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in California earn a median of $124,840. In Maine, $88,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24% — not 41.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.4%
California vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+24%
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
Maine
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $88,310
- p25
- $75,210
- p75
- $109,300
- p10
- $63,290
- p90
- $120,430
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.