State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: Maryland vs Montana
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $126,730. In Montana, $92,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.6% — not 37.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+37.1%
Maryland vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+23.6%
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
Montana
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $92,410
- p25
- $71,160
- p75
- $109,300
- p10
- $58,670
- p90
- $144,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.