The District of Columbia, Department of Employment Services reports an average homicide detective, criminologist and criminal investigator salary in the District of Columbia of $115,230. This is significant in that it exceeds the national average of $79,030 by 31%.
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It’s worth noting that there is a pretty large salary gap for criminal investigators in DC. In fact, there is a difference of almost 51% between the lowest and highest reported salaries. Here is a more in-depth look at the criminal investigator salaries reported by the District of Columbia, Department of Employment Services:
- 10th Percentile: $73,380
- 25th Percentile: $93,580
- Median: $122,430
- Average: $115,230
- 75th Percentile: $129,850
- 90th Percentile: $149,050
The following table is based on salary data released by the U.S. Department of Labor and provides more wage information about criminal investigators in the District of Columbia: