State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: Maryland vs Utah
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $126,730. In Utah, $78,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 51.3% — not 60.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+60.6%
Maryland vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+51.3%
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
Utah
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $78,920
- p25
- $61,240
- p75
- $115,210
- p10
- $48,040
- p90
- $149,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.