State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: District of Columbia vs Michigan
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $160,760. In Michigan, $90,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 55.2% — not 77.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+77.3%
District of Columbia vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+55.2%
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
Michigan
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $90,650
- p25
- $80,140
- p75
- $120,560
- p10
- $71,590
- p90
- $164,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.