State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: District of Columbia vs Rhode Island
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $160,760. In Rhode Island, $88,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 69.2% — not 81.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+81.8%
District of Columbia vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+69.2%
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
Rhode Island
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $88,450
- p25
- $77,760
- p75
- $99,100
- p10
- $75,910
- p90
- $159,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.