State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $160,760. In Wisconsin, $91,040. After cost-of-living, the gap is 51.2% — not 76.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+76.6%
District of Columbia vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+51.2%
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
Wisconsin
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $91,040
- p25
- $78,700
- p75
- $97,120
- p10
- $70,060
- p90
- $103,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.