State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: Maryland vs Oklahoma
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $126,730. In Oklahoma, $80,430. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.8% — not 57.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+57.6%
Maryland vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+31.8%
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
Oklahoma
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $80,430
- p25
- $60,300
- p75
- $102,250
- p10
- $51,420
- p90
- $136,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.