State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: Maryland vs Nebraska
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $126,730. In Nebraska, $100,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.2% — not 26.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.1%
Maryland vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+8.2%
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
Nebraska
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $100,530
- p25
- $79,510
- p75
- $123,930
- p10
- $68,900
- p90
- $155,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.