State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: District of Columbia vs Kansas
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $160,760. In Kansas, $75,740. After cost-of-living, the gap is 74% — not 112.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+112.3%
District of Columbia vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+74%
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
Kansas
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $75,740
- p25
- $57,530
- p75
- $91,560
- p10
- $49,610
- p90
- $114,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.