State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: California vs Nevada
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in California earn a median of $124,840. In Nevada, $94,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.4% — not 32.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.1%
California vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+19.4%
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
Nevada
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $94,470
- p25
- $77,360
- p75
- $129,220
- p10
- $60,920
- p90
- $152,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.