State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: Arizona vs Maryland
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $126,730. In Arizona, $102,340. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.8% — not 19.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-19.2%
Arizona vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-15.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $102,340
- p25
- $77,730
- p75
- $111,360
- p10
- $60,590
- p90
- $142,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
Maryland
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $126,730
- p25
- $93,230
- p75
- $166,230
- p10
- $71,200
- p90
- $188,700
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.