State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: Maryland vs Mississippi
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $126,730. In Mississippi, $58,640. After cost-of-living, the gap is 79.1% — not 116.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+116.1%
Maryland vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+79.1%
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
Mississippi
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $58,640
- p25
- $49,270
- p75
- $78,230
- p10
- $41,260
- p90
- $136,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.