State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $160,760. In Pennsylvania, $97,580. After cost-of-living, the gap is 46.3% — not 64.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+64.7%
District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+46.3%
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
Pennsylvania
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $97,580
- p25
- $79,190
- p75
- $116,960
- p10
- $63,770
- p90
- $154,360
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.