State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: Maryland vs New Hampshire
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $126,730. In New Hampshire, $89,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.8% — not 41.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.9%
Maryland vs New Hampshire
COL-adjusted gap
+40.8%
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
New Hampshire
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $89,290
- p25
- $80,770
- p75
- $105,870
- p10
- $74,690
- p90
- $174,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 104.2
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.