State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: District of Columbia vs Illinois
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $160,760. In Illinois, $91,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 60.4% — not 76.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+76.3%
District of Columbia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+60.4%
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
Illinois
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $91,190
- p25
- $69,590
- p75
- $114,640
- p10
- $53,960
- p90
- $157,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.