State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: Illinois vs Maryland
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $126,730. In Illinois, $91,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.4% — not 28%.
Nominal pay gap
-28%
Illinois vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-24.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Illinois
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $91,190
- p25
- $69,590
- p75
- $114,640
- p10
- $53,960
- p90
- $157,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.