State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: California vs North Dakota
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in California earn a median of $124,840. In North Dakota, $82,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22% — not 51.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+51.7%
California vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+22%
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
North Dakota
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $82,290
- p25
- $62,200
- p75
- $106,330
- p10
- $58,350
- p90
- $129,230
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.