State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: District of Columbia vs Louisiana
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $160,760. In Louisiana, $60,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 113.4% — not 165.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+165.9%
District of Columbia vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+113.4%
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
Louisiana
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $60,450
- p25
- $46,320
- p75
- $78,700
- p10
- $39,020
- p90
- $131,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.