State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: Hawaii vs Maryland
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $126,730. In Hawaii, $113,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 14.2% — not 10.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-10.1%
Hawaii vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-14.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Hawaii
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $113,940
- p25
- $106,870
- p75
- $140,750
- p10
- $92,520
- p90
- $165,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.0
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.