State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: District of Columbia vs Nebraska
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $160,760. In Nebraska, $100,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.1% — not 59.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+59.9%
District of Columbia vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+31.1%
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
Nebraska
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $100,530
- p25
- $79,510
- p75
- $123,930
- p10
- $68,900
- p90
- $155,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.