State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: Maryland vs North Dakota
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $126,730. In North Dakota, $82,290. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.5% — not 54%.
Nominal pay gap
+54%
Maryland vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+30.5%
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 Dakota
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $82,290
- p25
- $62,200
- p75
- $106,330
- p10
- $58,350
- p90
- $129,230
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.