State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: Florida vs Maryland
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $126,730. In Florida, $77,060. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.3% — not 39.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-39.2%
Florida vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-38.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Florida
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $77,060
- p25
- $60,790
- p75
- $120,180
- p10
- $50,050
- p90
- $162,450
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.