State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: Maryland vs Michigan
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $126,730. In Michigan, $90,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.1% — not 39.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+39.8%
Maryland vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+28.1%
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
Michigan
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $90,650
- p25
- $80,140
- p75
- $120,560
- p10
- $71,590
- p90
- $164,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.