State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: District of Columbia vs Georgia
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $160,760. In Georgia, $65,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 115.3% — not 145.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+145.7%
District of Columbia vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
+115.3%
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
Georgia
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $65,430
- p25
- $55,310
- p75
- $79,220
- p10
- $46,790
- p90
- $149,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
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.