State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: Maryland vs Rhode Island
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $126,730. In Rhode Island, $88,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.6% — not 43.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+43.3%
Maryland vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+39.6%
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
Rhode Island
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $88,450
- p25
- $77,760
- p75
- $99,100
- p10
- $75,910
- p90
- $159,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.