State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: Maryland vs South Dakota
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $126,730. In South Dakota, $77,730. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.6% — not 63%.
Nominal pay gap
+63%
Maryland vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+37.6%
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
South Dakota
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $77,730
- p25
- $63,110
- p75
- $110,880
- p10
- $60,210
- p90
- $149,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.