State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: California vs Utah
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in California earn a median of $124,840. In Utah, $78,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 41.3% — not 58.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+58.2%
California vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+41.3%
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
Utah
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $78,920
- p25
- $61,240
- p75
- $115,210
- p10
- $48,040
- p90
- $149,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.