State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: Maryland vs New York
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $126,730. In New York, $101,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.6% — not 25.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+25.2%
Maryland vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+28.6%
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
New York
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $101,240
- p25
- $77,470
- p75
- $124,860
- p10
- $62,130
- p90
- $166,800
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
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.