State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: Maryland vs Virginia
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $126,730. In Virginia, $112,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 8.2% — not 12.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+12.4%
Maryland vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+8.2%
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
Virginia
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $112,760
- p25
- $79,770
- p75
- $160,760
- p10
- $62,730
- p90
- $195,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.