State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: District of Columbia vs Missouri
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $160,760. In Missouri, $75,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 75.6% — not 112.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+112.5%
District of Columbia vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+75.6%
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
Missouri
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $75,650
- p25
- $56,870
- p75
- $93,910
- p10
- $49,190
- p90
- $151,720
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.