State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: California vs Missouri
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in California earn a median of $124,840. In Missouri, $75,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.4% — not 65%.
Nominal pay gap
+65%
California vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+35.4%
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
Missouri
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $75,650
- p25
- $56,870
- p75
- $93,910
- p10
- $49,190
- p90
- $151,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.