State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: District of Columbia vs Florida
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $160,760. In Florida, $77,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 96.3% — not 108.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+108.6%
District of Columbia vs Florida
COL-adjusted gap
+96.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Florida
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $77,060
- p25
- $60,790
- p75
- $120,180
- p10
- $50,050
- p90
- $162,450
- 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.