State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $160,760. In Massachusetts, $110,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.5% — not 45.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+45.9%
District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+40.5%
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
Massachusetts
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $110,150
- p25
- $92,020
- p75
- $146,230
- p10
- $76,150
- p90
- $179,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.