State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: Maryland vs Nevada
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $126,730. In Nevada, $94,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.8% — not 34.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.1%
Maryland vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+27.8%
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
Nevada
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $94,470
- p25
- $77,360
- p75
- $129,220
- p10
- $60,920
- p90
- $152,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.