State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: District of Columbia vs Vermont
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $160,760. In Vermont, $106,330. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.8% — not 51.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+51.2%
District of Columbia vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+34.8%
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
Vermont
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $106,330
- p25
- $84,430
- p75
- $111,530
- p10
- $65,690
- p90
- $153,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.0
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.