State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: California vs New Hampshire
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in California earn a median of $124,840. In New Hampshire, $89,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.6% — not 39.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+39.8%
California vs New Hampshire
COL-adjusted gap
+31.6%
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
New Hampshire
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $89,290
- p25
- $80,770
- p75
- $105,870
- p10
- $74,690
- p90
- $174,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.