State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: District of Columbia vs New York
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $160,760. In New York, $101,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 55.9% — not 58.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+58.8%
District of Columbia vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+55.9%
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
New York
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $101,240
- p25
- $77,470
- p75
- $124,860
- p10
- $62,130
- p90
- $166,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.