State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: Maryland vs Oregon
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $126,730. In Oregon, $107,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.1% — not 17.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+17.9%
Maryland vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+16.1%
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
Oregon
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $107,450
- p25
- $94,700
- p75
- $127,860
- p10
- $81,990
- p90
- $158,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.