State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: Louisiana vs Maryland
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $126,730. In Louisiana, $60,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43.2% — not 52.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-52.3%
Louisiana vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-43.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $60,450
- p25
- $46,320
- p75
- $78,700
- p10
- $39,020
- p90
- $131,730
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.