State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: California vs Nebraska
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in California earn a median of $124,840. In Nebraska, $100,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 1.1% — not 24.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+24.2%
California vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+1.1%
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
Nebraska
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $100,530
- p25
- $79,510
- p75
- $123,930
- p10
- $68,900
- p90
- $155,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.