State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: Maryland vs Texas
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $126,730. In Texas, $90,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.5% — not 40%.
Nominal pay gap
+40%
Maryland vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+29.5%
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
Texas
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $90,510
- p25
- $64,660
- p75
- $109,300
- p10
- $52,510
- p90
- $132,850
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
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.