State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: Maryland vs Massachusetts
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $126,730. In Massachusetts, $110,150. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.9% — not 15.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+15.1%
Maryland vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+15.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Massachusetts
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $110,150
- p25
- $92,020
- p75
- $146,230
- p10
- $76,150
- p90
- $179,030
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.