State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: District of Columbia vs Nevada
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $160,760. In Nevada, $94,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 54.8% — not 70.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+70.2%
District of Columbia vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+54.8%
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
Nevada
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $94,470
- p25
- $77,360
- p75
- $129,220
- p10
- $60,920
- p90
- $152,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.