State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: California vs Massachusetts
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in California earn a median of $124,840. In Massachusetts, $110,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.3% — not 13.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+13.3%
California vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+8.3%
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
Massachusetts
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $110,150
- p25
- $92,020
- p75
- $146,230
- p10
- $76,150
- p90
- $179,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.