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Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary in Baltimore, MD

The median detectives and criminal investigators in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $128,440 a year, 37% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,612 a month.

10th percentile
$77,160
25th percentile
$105,750
Median percentile
$128,440
75th percentile
$165,800
90th percentile
$189,970

Based on 490 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$91,348 take-home a year
Gross pay$128,440
Federal income tax−$19,560
Social Security + Medicare−$9,826
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$7,706
Monthly take-home$7,612
Every two weeks$3,513

Does it go far here?

$122,924Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
21%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,611 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Baltimore, MD

JobMedian pay
General Internal Medicine Physicians$322,890
Family Medicine Physicians$307,400
Chief Executives$268,030
Physicians, All Other$218,770
Dentists, General$172,110
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,520
Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,350
Aerospace Engineers$166,980

All detectives and criminal investigators salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland