State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: District of Columbia vs Montana
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $160,760. In Montana, $92,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 49.7% — not 74%.
Nominal pay gap
+74%
District of Columbia vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+49.7%
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
Montana
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $92,410
- p25
- $71,160
- p75
- $109,300
- p10
- $58,670
- p90
- $144,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.