State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: California vs Minnesota
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in California earn a median of $124,840. In Minnesota, $80,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39% — not 56.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+56.1%
California vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+39%
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
Minnesota
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $80,000
- p25
- $69,580
- p75
- $100,090
- p10
- $59,710
- p90
- $115,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.