State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: California vs New York
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in California earn a median of $124,840. In New York, $101,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.2% — not 23.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.3%
California vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+20.2%
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 York
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $101,240
- p25
- $77,470
- p75
- $124,860
- p10
- $62,130
- p90
- $166,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.