State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: District of Columbia vs Indiana
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $160,760. In Indiana, $70,340. After cost-of-living, the gap is 94% — not 128.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+128.5%
District of Columbia vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+94%
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
Indiana
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $70,340
- p25
- $56,320
- p75
- $82,740
- p10
- $45,480
- p90
- $127,790
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.