State comparison · 2025
Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary: Maryland vs Wisconsin
Detectives and Criminal Investigators in Maryland earn a median of $126,730. In Wisconsin, $91,040. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.8% — not 39.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+39.2%
Maryland vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+24.8%
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
Wisconsin
Detectives and Criminal Investigators
- Median
- $91,040
- p25
- $78,700
- p75
- $97,120
- p10
- $70,060
- p90
- $103,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.