State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: District of Columbia vs Ohio
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $160,760. In Ohio, $79,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 71.2% — not 102.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+102.7%
District of Columbia vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+71.2%
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
Ohio
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $79,300
- p25
- $64,480
- p75
- $105,690
- p10
- $56,840
- p90
- $151,200
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.