State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: District of Columbia vs Oklahoma
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $160,760. In Oklahoma, $80,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 59.7% — not 99.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+99.9%
District of Columbia vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+59.7%
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
Oklahoma
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $80,430
- p25
- $60,300
- p75
- $102,250
- p10
- $51,420
- p90
- $136,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.