State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: Maryland vs Ohio
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $126,730. In Ohio, $79,300. After cost-of-living, the gap is 41.2% — not 59.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+59.8%
Maryland vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+41.2%
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
Ohio
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $79,300
- p25
- $64,480
- p75
- $105,690
- p10
- $56,840
- p90
- $151,200
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.