State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: California vs Ohio
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in California earn a median of $124,840. In Ohio, $79,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32% — not 57.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+57.4%
California vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+32%
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
Ohio
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $79,300
- p25
- $64,480
- p75
- $105,690
- p10
- $56,840
- p90
- $151,200
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.