State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: California vs Oregon
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in California earn a median of $124,840. In Oregon, $107,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.5% — not 16.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+16.2%
California vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+8.5%
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
Oregon
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $107,450
- p25
- $94,700
- p75
- $127,860
- p10
- $81,990
- p90
- $158,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.