State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: District of Columbia vs Iowa
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $160,760. In Iowa, $79,560. After cost-of-living, the gap is 61.4% — not 102.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+102.1%
District of Columbia vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+61.4%
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
Iowa
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $79,560
- p25
- $67,370
- p75
- $90,380
- p10
- $58,930
- p90
- $141,650
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.