State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: Colorado vs District of Columbia
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $160,760. In Colorado, $105,480. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.1% — not 34.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-34.4%
Colorado vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-30.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $105,480
- p25
- $86,290
- p75
- $115,130
- p10
- $73,010
- p90
- $161,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
District of Columbia
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $160,760
- p25
- $114,230
- p75
- $170,810
- p10
- $94,220
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.