State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: District of Columbia vs Utah
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $160,760. In Utah, $78,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 83.3% — not 103.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+103.7%
District of Columbia vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+83.3%
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
Utah
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $78,920
- p25
- $61,240
- p75
- $115,210
- p10
- $48,040
- p90
- $149,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.