State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: California vs Oklahoma
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in California earn a median of $124,840. In Oklahoma, $80,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.1% — not 55.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+55.2%
California vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+23.1%
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
Oklahoma
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $80,430
- p25
- $60,300
- p75
- $102,250
- p10
- $51,420
- p90
- $136,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.