State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: District of Columbia vs Wyoming
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in District of Columbia earn a median of $160,760. In Wyoming, $81,880. After cost-of-living, the gap is 65.6% — not 96.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+96.3%
District of Columbia vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
+65.6%
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
Wyoming
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $81,880
- p25
- $71,930
- p75
- $104,080
- p10
- $62,230
- p90
- $149,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
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.