State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: District of Columbia vs Minnesota
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $160,760. In Minnesota, $80,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 80.3% — not 101%.
Nominal pay gap
+101%
District of Columbia vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+80.3%
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
Minnesota
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $80,000
- p25
- $69,580
- p75
- $100,090
- p10
- $59,710
- p90
- $115,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.