State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: Delaware vs District of Columbia
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $160,760. In Delaware, $122,050. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.4% — not 24.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-24.1%
Delaware vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-16.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Delaware
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $122,050
- p25
- $71,670
- p75
- $149,990
- p10
- $65,830
- p90
- $164,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 99.8
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.