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Detectives and Criminal Investigators salary in Maryland

The median detectives and criminal investigators in Maryland earns $126,730 a year, 35% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,524 a month.

10th percentile
$71,200
25th percentile
$93,230
Median percentile
$126,730
75th percentile
$166,230
90th percentile
$188,700

Based on 1,010 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

$90,282 take-home a year
Gross pay$126,730
Federal income tax−$19,149
Social Security + Medicare−$9,695
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$7,604
Monthly take-home$7,524
Every two weeks$3,472

Does it go far here?

$120,742Median pay in Maryland is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.0 vs 100).
23%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,705 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Maryland

JobMedian pay
Emergency Medicine Physicians$451,620
Surgeons, All Other$328,700
Family Medicine Physicians$285,730
General Internal Medicine Physicians$260,410
Chief Executives$248,660
Nurse Anesthetists$223,140
Physicians, All Other$212,080
Pediatricians, General$181,640

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