State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: Maryland vs North Carolina
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $126,730. In North Carolina, $63,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 79.9% — not 100.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+100.3%
Maryland vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+79.9%
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
North Carolina
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $63,280
- p25
- $57,040
- p75
- $80,330
- p10
- $50,260
- p90
- $137,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.