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Salaries in Maryland: pay for 737 occupations, May 2025

Across all occupations, employees in Maryland had a median pay of $59,510 a year ($28.61 an hour) in May 2025, with 2,763,030 jobs counted. That is 17% above the national median of $50,980.

Highest median pay in Maryland

Occupations with the most jobs

All occupations in Maryland, A to Z

OccupationMedian a yearMedian an hourJobs
Accountants and Auditors$89,370$42.9726,170
Actorsnot published$36.98520
Actuaries$126,950$61.04580
Acupuncturists$101,650$48.87not published
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders$33,540$16.1240
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers$133,460$64.16430
Administrative Services Managers$115,550$55.554,320
Adult Basic Education, Adult Secondary Education, and English as a Second Language Instructors$59,950$28.82450
Advertising Sales Agents$59,830$28.76880
Advertising and Promotions Managers$107,380$51.63460
Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians$91,820$44.14200
Aerospace Engineers$156,750$75.363,180
Agricultural Equipment Operators$39,580$19.03180
Agricultural Inspectors$58,160$27.96150
Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$129,920not published90
Agricultural Technicians$49,680$23.88200
Agricultural Workers, All Other$37,680$18.11180
Air Traffic Controllers$131,290$63.1270
Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisorsnot publishednot published130
Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians$100,500$48.321,070
Aircraft Service Attendants$71,740$34.49240
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians$38,410$18.47300
Amusement and Recreation Attendants$36,710$17.659,200
Anesthesiologists$418,010$200.97not published
Animal Caretakers$36,780$17.685,570
Animal Control Workers$53,330$25.64140
Animal Scientists$77,750$37.38190
Animal Trainers$37,430$18.00890
Anthropologists and Archeologists$54,160$26.04220
Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary$104,770not published70
Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators$58,890$28.3180
Architects, Except Landscape and Naval$114,550$55.071,800
Architectural and Civil Drafters$75,180$36.14910
Architectural and Engineering Managers$172,670$83.025,240
Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary$102,240not published50
Archivists$76,440$36.75660
Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$91,330not published520
Art Directors$98,400$47.31570
Art, Drama, and Music Teachers, Postsecondary$85,590not published1,280
Artists and Related Workers, All Other$128,610$61.83470
Astronomers$132,620$63.76980
Athletes and Sports Competitors$48,200not publishednot published
Athletic Trainers$63,970not published320
Atmospheric and Space Scientists$128,800$61.92750
Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary$107,700not published180
Audio and Video Technicians$70,040$33.671,770
Audiologists$91,260$43.88160
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers$65,160$31.33200
Automotive Body and Related Repairers$56,100$26.972,930
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$47,350$22.77380
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$57,520$27.6614,230
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants$37,580$18.071,060
Avionics Technicians$97,490$46.87160
Baggage Porters and Bellhops$36,310$17.46520
Bailiffs$59,470$28.59410
Bakers$37,040$17.812,740
Barbers$35,400$17.02not published
Bartenders$37,580$18.0713,020
Bicycle Repairers$44,550$21.4270
Bill and Account Collectors$50,010$24.042,090
Billing and Posting Clerks$52,210$25.105,960
Biochemists and Biophysicists$100,650$48.39690
Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers$105,090$50.52550
Biological Science Teachers, Postsecondary$83,500not published970
Biological Scientists, All Other$121,680$58.504,970
Biological Technicians$52,900$25.443,470
Boilermakers$42,250$20.3130
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$53,540$25.7418,170
Brickmasons and Blockmasons$59,030$28.381,650
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$74,480$35.81290
Broadcast Technicians$64,030$30.79460
Brokerage Clerks$62,080$29.85560
Budget Analysts$106,020$50.972,490
Building Cleaning Workers, All Other$43,460$20.90not published
Bus Drivers, School$56,450$27.149,020
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity$65,220$31.354,890
Bus and Truck Mechanics and Diesel Engine Specialists$74,790$35.963,030
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$101,500$48.8039,820
Business Teachers, Postsecondary$126,560not published2,280
Butchers and Meat Cutters$44,130$21.221,500
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$90,900$43.708,900
Cabinetmakers and Bench Carpenters$49,180$23.65610
Calibration Technologists and Technicians$60,860$29.26200
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film$65,870$31.67290
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels$138,950$66.80450
Cardiologists$337,230$162.13not published
Cardiovascular Technologists and Technicians$86,440$41.56970
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Middle School$84,160not published210
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary$62,060$29.84780
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Secondary School$78,320not published690
Cargo and Freight Agents$48,730$23.43740
Carpenters$62,960$30.279,770
Carpet Installers$57,030$27.42250
Cartographers and Photogrammetrists$84,360$40.56450
Cashiers$34,390$16.5449,910
Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$51,950$24.982,540
Chefs and Head Cooks$61,590$29.613,220
Chemical Engineers$127,190$61.15500
Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders$59,850$28.781,220
Chemical Plant and System Operators$95,150$45.75290
Chemical Technicians$49,280$23.69590
Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary$101,530not published310
Chemists$140,670$67.632,480
Chief Executives$248,660$119.553,180
Child, Family, and School Social Workers$76,390$36.734,710
Childcare Workers$36,030$17.329,750
Chiropractors$85,330$41.02390
Choreographers$69,140$33.2480
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians$62,760$30.17620
Civil Engineers$100,680$48.415,240
Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$95,560$45.94not published
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment$36,390$17.496,010
Clergy$61,620$29.63670
Clinical Laboratory Technologists and Technicians$63,690$30.626,200
Clinical and Counseling Psychologistsnot publishednot published2,140
Coaches and Scouts$50,590not published3,960
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$55,510$26.691,010
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$54,180$26.05160
Coin, Vending, and Amusement Machine Servicers and Repairers$49,860$23.97290
Commercial Pilots$131,210not published360
Commercial and Industrial Designers$70,870$34.07490
Communications Teachers, Postsecondary$83,510not published440
Community Health Workers$50,550$24.303,030
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other$51,000$24.522,640
Compensation and Benefits Managers$139,860$67.24430
Compensation, Benefits, and Job Analysis Specialists$79,700$38.321,650
Compliance Officers$84,720$40.7310,100
Computer Hardware Engineers$152,730$73.431,720
Computer Network Architects$159,460$76.665,860
Computer Network Support Specialists$96,680$46.488,200
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$46,870$22.541,800
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers$65,670$31.57200
Computer Occupations, All Other$144,680$69.5619,060
Computer Programmers$125,570$60.372,490
Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary$98,850not published830
Computer Systems Analysts$113,610$54.6215,340
Computer User Support Specialists$64,750$31.1312,200
Computer and Information Research Scientists$145,310$69.862,870
Computer and Information Systems Managers$171,490$82.4514,620
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers$54,120$26.02960
Concierges$39,950$19.211,130
Conservation Scientists$83,290$40.04470
Construction Laborers$46,960$22.5820,920
Construction Managers$128,330$61.705,770
Construction and Building Inspectors$76,640$36.852,780
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door$66,500$31.97800
Conveyor Operators and Tenders$56,120$26.9830
Cooks, All Other$32,150$15.46610
Cooks, Fast Food$33,320$16.0210,960
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria$41,380$19.893,370
Cooks, Restaurant$37,820$18.1917,690
Cooks, Short Order$36,800$17.693,250
Correctional Officers and Jailers$64,250$30.896,060
Cost Estimators$81,190$39.034,580
Counselors, All Other$46,840$22.521,750
Counter and Rental Clerks$39,490$18.994,060
Couriers and Messengers$39,140$18.82770
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners$59,300$28.51not published
Court, Municipal, and License Clerks$58,380$28.072,360
Crane and Tower Operators$87,950$42.28not published
Credit Analysts$75,390$36.25700
Credit Authorizers, Checkers, and Clerksnot publishednot published150
Credit Counselors$60,450$29.06350
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$99,600not published220
Crossing Guards and Flaggers$35,850$17.243,420
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$42,280$20.33140
Curators$63,750$30.65170
Customer Service Representatives$42,830$20.5937,740
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$44,820$21.55280
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,320$22.75270
Data Entry Keyers$38,970$18.741,850
Data Scientists$136,370$65.563,340
Database Administrators$124,300$59.762,300
Database Architects$132,940$63.921,370
Demonstrators and Product Promoters$38,900$18.70170
Dental Assistants$48,620$23.386,560
Dental Hygienists$107,830$51.843,500
Dental Laboratory Technicians$47,850$23.00590
Dentists, All Other Specialists$207,450$99.74not published
Dentists, General$168,500$81.012,100
Dermatologists$442,210$212.60120
Designers, All Other$60,910$29.28260
Desktop Publishers$69,820$33.57140
Detectives and Criminal Investigators$126,730$60.931,010
Diagnostic Medical Sonographers$99,210$47.701,760
Dietetic Technicians$33,710$16.211,670
Dietitians and Nutritionists$77,800$37.411,430
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$37,020$17.8013,240
Directors, Religious Activities and Education$58,820$28.28300
Dishwashers$34,030$16.369,310
Dispatchers, Except Police, Fire, and Ambulance$51,350$24.693,310
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers$34,290$16.49not published
Drafters, All Other$55,640$26.75160
Driver/Sales Workers$38,500$18.5111,940
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$54,680$26.291,470
Earth Drillers, Except Oil and Gas$61,260$29.45120
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary$133,540not published200
Economists$144,680$69.561,130
Editors$75,550$36.321,850
Education Administrators, All Other$125,500$60.342,770
Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$131,510not published7,200
Education Administrators, Postsecondary$118,550$56.99not published
Education Teachers, Postsecondary$78,820not published870
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare$62,520$30.061,270
Educational Instruction and Library Workers, All Other$59,830$28.77860
Educational, Guidance, and Career Counselors and Advisors$75,820$36.456,600
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers$54,670$26.2840
Electrical Engineers$125,150$60.174,650
Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers$106,090$51.011,830
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians$95,830$46.072,170
Electrical and Electronics Drafters$75,680$36.38380
Electrical and Electronics Installers and Repairers, Transportation Equipment$98,850$47.53290
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Commercial and Industrial Equipment$79,650$38.291,160
Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay$117,760$56.61not published
Electrical, Electronic, and Electromechanical Assemblers, Except Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers$47,720$22.941,050
Electricians$73,490$35.3313,690
Electro-Mechanical and Mechatronics Technologists and Technicians$75,330$36.2290
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer$155,650$74.833,390
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$77,680not published29,610
Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers$122,260$58.78810
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs$57,160$27.483,710
Emergency Management Directors$107,200$51.54150
Emergency Medical Technicians$48,100$23.123,400
Emergency Medicine Physicians$451,620$217.13550
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers$39,120$18.8190
Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary$117,200not published690
Engineering Technologists and Technicians, Except Drafters, All Other$99,970$48.062,630
Engineers, All Other$129,770$62.397,340
English Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$83,760not published830
Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other$33,190$15.9670
Entertainment and Recreation Managers, Except Gambling$81,220$39.05940
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians$67,510$32.46250
Environmental Engineers$97,570$46.911,030
Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary$131,060not published220
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health$55,090$26.49580
Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health$84,190$40.481,760
Epidemiologists$101,830$48.96600
Etchers and Engravers$53,680$25.81110
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$57,610$27.70730
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$78,540$37.7613,960
Exercise Physiologists$62,220$29.9290
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$47,420$22.808,650
Explosives Workers, Ordnance Handling Experts, and Blasters$59,720$28.71not published
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,730$22.47270
Extruding and Forming Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Synthetic and Glass Fibers$50,790$24.42not published
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,640$22.43280
Facilities Managers$97,700$46.975,210
Fallers$58,300$28.0360
Family Medicine Physicians$285,730$137.371,050
Farm Equipment Mechanics and Service Technicians$60,360$29.02not published
Farm and Home Management Educators$79,780$38.36150
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers$67,600$32.50140
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse$38,420$18.471,380
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals$41,760$20.08310
Fashion Designersnot publishednot published120
Fast Food and Counter Workers$33,660$16.1849,380
File Clerks$44,920$21.60880
Film and Video Editors$78,380$37.68250
Financial Clerks, All Other$52,370$25.18570
Financial Examiners$102,980$49.51350
Financial Managers$158,750$76.3219,770
Financial Risk Specialists$117,130$56.31890
Financial Specialists, All Other$101,400$48.753,790
Financial and Investment Analysts$100,370$48.265,360
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators$66,180$31.8280
Fire Inspectors and Investigators$98,730$47.46270
Firefighters$73,810$35.495,340
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$78,760$37.8715,400
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$79,150$38.052,010
First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services$49,510$23.801,680
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers$62,230$29.92200
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers$120,530$57.952,380
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$42,450$20.4120,150
First-Line Supervisors of Gambling Services Workers$74,160$35.65600
First-Line Supervisors of Housekeeping and Janitorial Workers$49,550$23.823,550
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers$54,730$26.313,900
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$82,330$39.5810,120
First-Line Supervisors of Non-Retail Sales Workers$82,620$39.723,050
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$74,140$35.6427,860
First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers$51,510$24.774,010
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$120,700$58.036,700
First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers$78,520$37.756,100
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other$57,950$27.86590
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$47,000$22.6023,080
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$63,690$30.621,640
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$74,070$35.6111,990
Fish and Game Wardens$89,300$42.9460
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$47,880$23.02450
Floor Sanders and Finishers$51,100$24.57not published
Floral Designers$41,020$19.72460
Food Batchmakers$40,240$19.341,390
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders$36,960$17.77not published
Food Preparation Workers$35,500$17.0713,280
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other$37,500$18.033,540
Food Processing Workers, All Other$35,870$17.252,450
Food Science Technicians$57,880$27.83280
Food Scientists and Technologists$93,330$44.87270
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant$36,650$17.626,600
Food Service Managers$72,850$35.03not published
Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders$60,170$28.93200
Foreign Language and Literature Teachers, Postsecondary$87,280not published280
Forensic Science Technicians$82,140$39.49460
Forest and Conservation Technicians$64,980$31.24130
Foresters$86,100$41.40120
Forging Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$49,920$24.0030
Fundraisers$79,780$38.362,010
Fundraising Managers$130,750$62.86810
Funeral Attendants$39,020$18.76670
Funeral Home Managers$100,670$48.40260
Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders$77,440$37.23100
Furniture Finishers$43,880$21.0960
Gambling Cage Workers$47,930$23.04280
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers$41,220$19.82200
Gambling Dealers$31,740$15.261,770
Gambling Managers$77,320$37.17180
Gambling Service Workers, All Other$49,490$23.79200
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators$47,950$23.05120
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners$35,230$16.94not published
Gas Plant Operators$102,950$49.49180
General Internal Medicine Physicians$260,410$125.203,250
General and Operations Managers$117,930$56.7096,740
Genetic Counselors$94,050$45.2250
Geographers$114,920$55.25210
Geography Teachers, Postsecondary$103,430not published110
Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians$102,090$49.0830
Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers$110,510$53.13390
Glaziers$59,890$28.791,820
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products$41,740$20.07430
Graphic Designers$75,120$36.123,050
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand$48,390$23.27not published
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$43,530$20.93160
Grounds Maintenance Workers, All Other$52,280$25.14190
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists$36,420$17.515,860
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$48,640$23.39660
Health Education Specialists$104,470$50.232,220
Health Information Technologists and Medical Registrars$70,040$33.671,170
Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$108,160not published7,460
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$47,750$22.961,980
Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors$110,950$53.34520
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other$164,670$79.175,840
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$75,000$36.062,110
Healthcare Social Workers$76,440$36.754,750
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other$43,680$21.003,170
Hearing Aid Specialists$77,460$37.2450
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers$70,020$33.678,560
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,360$28.5429,150
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$44,360$21.331,480
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters$35,840$17.23150
Helpers--Carpenters$39,470$18.98580
Helpers--Electricians$43,970$21.141,010
Helpers--Extraction Workers$51,020$24.5380
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers$41,630$20.021,770
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons$39,080$18.7990
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$46,170$22.20970
Helpers--Production Workers$44,680$21.481,650
Helpers--Roofers$34,830$16.75not published
Highway Maintenance Workers$49,030$23.57620
Historians$120,580$57.9750
History Teachers, Postsecondary$97,830not published310
Hoist and Winch Operators$99,840$48.00140
Home Appliance Repairers$57,860$27.82570
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$38,040$18.2946,560
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop$34,860$16.767,390
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks$35,860$17.244,020
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping$56,880$27.351,480
Human Resources Managers$152,770$73.453,820
Human Resources Specialists$83,910$40.3415,530
Hydrologic Technicians$67,520$32.4650
Hydrologists$143,010$68.7590
Industrial Engineering Technologists and Technicians$79,090$38.03490
Industrial Engineers$119,930$57.663,900
Industrial Machinery Mechanics$71,870$34.552,880
Industrial Production Managers$132,540$63.722,480
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$45,630$21.9413,740
Information Security Analysts$139,640$67.148,650
Information and Record Clerks, All Other$58,060$27.912,860
Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers$61,790$29.714,600
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other$49,950$24.014,200
Instructional Coordinators$102,220$49.154,350
Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$58,420$28.091,240
Insulation Workers, Mechanical$70,030$33.67450
Insurance Appraisers, Auto Damage$82,870$39.84not published
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$47,070$22.631,200
Insurance Sales Agents$58,300$28.035,700
Insurance Underwriters$92,120$44.291,310
Interior Designers$65,070$31.291,440
Interpreters and Translators$88,550$42.571,150
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$47,550$22.862,510
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$36,620$17.6140,390
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers$45,430$21.8480
Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates$172,190$82.78170
Judicial Law Clerks$70,110$33.71370
Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education$75,910not published1,560
Labor Relations Specialists$94,030$45.21890
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$41,600$20.0047,710
Landscape Architects$92,880$44.65870
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$39,380$18.9317,440
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$54,860$26.3860
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers$34,710$16.693,780
Law Teachers, Postsecondary$139,980not published180
Lawyers$139,110$66.8813,810
Legal Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$61,440$29.541,670
Librarians and Media Collections Specialists$88,570$42.583,220
Library Assistants, Clerical$45,910$22.07730
Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary$123,170not published90
Library Technicians$48,920$23.521,980
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$74,660$35.899,560
Life Scientists, All Other$109,700$52.74420
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$68,390$32.883,510
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers$34,520$16.604,160
Light Truck Drivers$48,150$23.1518,420
Lighting Technicians$49,080$23.60130
Loan Interviewers and Clerks$59,430$28.571,590
Loan Officers$73,580$35.373,850
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants$38,840$18.67320
Locksmiths and Safe Repairers$60,330$29.01270
Lodging Managers$73,260$35.22440
Logging Equipment Operators$47,530$22.8560
Logisticians$102,700$49.386,840
Machine Feeders and Offbearers$41,590$19.99110
Machinists$59,810$28.761,380
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists$105,230$50.59770
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$35,500$17.0714,690
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service$40,280$19.371,580
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$59,570$28.641,870
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$51,490$24.7623,730
Management Analysts$121,680$58.5019,170
Managers, All Other$159,040$76.4617,530
Manicurists and Pedicurists$37,300$17.932,080
Marine Engineers and Naval Architects$130,150$62.57300
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$76,370$36.7213,570
Marketing Managers$154,160$74.116,510
Marriage and Family Therapists$69,900$33.61460
Massage Therapists$62,270$29.941,350
Material Moving Workers, All Other$51,190$24.61310
Materials Engineers$140,640$67.62740
Materials Scientists$112,400$54.04270
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other$42,850$20.6050
Mathematical Science Teachers, Postsecondary$83,360not published820
Mathematicians$131,810$63.37160
Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers$32,950$15.84680
Mechanical Door Repairers$56,430$27.13490
Mechanical Drafters$76,740$36.89360
Mechanical Engineering Technologists and Technicians$79,180$38.07640
Mechanical Engineers$122,870$59.076,550
Media and Communication Equipment Workers, All Other$68,880$33.12760
Media and Communication Workers, All Other$57,590$27.69350
Medical Appliance Technicians$46,940$22.57160
Medical Assistants$46,410$22.3116,390
Medical Dosimetrists$147,470$70.9040
Medical Equipment Preparers$48,680$23.401,160
Medical Equipment Repairers$72,310$34.771,660
Medical Records Specialists$54,220$26.072,440
Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$106,000$50.966,760
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$47,850$23.0017,290
Medical Transcriptionists$39,900$19.18230
Medical and Health Services Managers$131,810$63.3717,030
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners$63,280$30.422,570
Mental Health and Substance Abuse Social Workers$73,580$35.372,250
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers$43,370$20.851,920
Metal Workers and Plastic Workers, All Other$50,280$24.17510
Meter Readers, Utilitiesnot publishednot published320
Microbiologists$108,470$52.151,590
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$78,510not published14,530
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$56,080$26.9650
Millwrights$59,220$28.47160
Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators$45,450$21.856,880
Miscellaneous Construction and Related Workers$49,840$23.96990
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$53,480$25.71770
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines$68,250$32.811,800
Models$47,170$22.6840
Molders, Shapers, and Casters, Except Metal and Plastic$50,360$24.21110
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$63,460$30.51230
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers$58,060$27.92500
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other$35,440$17.04570
Motorboat Mechanics and Service Technicians$60,310$29.00420
Motorcycle Mechanics$57,640$27.71170
Multiple Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$51,780$24.90400
Museum Technicians and Conservators$76,900$36.97450
Music Directors and Composers$64,300$30.91160
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners$55,130$26.50160
Musicians and Singersnot published$38.97570
Natural Sciences Managers$168,620$81.074,820
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$118,290$56.879,230
Neurologists$302,840$145.60not published
New Accounts Clerks$43,200$20.7780
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists$63,680$30.61580
Nuclear Engineers$157,960$75.94180
Nuclear Medicine Technologists$104,150$50.07330
Nurse Anesthetists$223,140$107.28840
Nurse Midwives$140,120$67.37240
Nurse Practitioners$131,110$63.036,710
Nursing Assistants$43,240$20.7927,720
Nursing Instructors and Teachers, Postsecondary$84,050not published840
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$306,310$147.27160
Occupational Health and Safety Specialists$91,820$44.142,160
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians$64,670$31.09280
Occupational Therapists$106,980$51.432,390
Occupational Therapy Aides$33,310$16.02not published
Occupational Therapy Assistants$82,010$39.43710
Office Clerks, General$47,270$22.7327,290
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer$35,670$17.15580
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$49,260$23.6816,030
Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$61,410$29.536,610
Operations Research Analysts$97,410$46.834,710
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians$47,100$22.64360
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$50,070$24.071,300
Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric$211,770$101.81260
Opticians, Dispensing$48,700$23.411,060
Optometrists$165,840$79.73780
Order Clerks$47,700$22.93850
Orderlies$38,210$18.371,580
Orthodontists$361,030$173.57not published
Orthotists and Prosthetists$95,030$45.6990
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics$45,630$21.94440
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders$43,670$21.003,030
Packers and Packagers, Hand$35,860$17.244,230
Painters, Construction and Maintenance$49,120$23.623,750
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers$47,320$22.7550
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,780$22.97480
Paralegals and Legal Assistants$65,640$31.566,460
Paramedics$66,660$32.051,910
Parking Attendants$35,210$16.931,530
Parking Enforcement Workers$46,060$22.15250
Parts Salespersons$42,460$20.414,370
Passenger Attendants$33,350$16.04950
Paving, Surfacing, and Tamping Equipment Operators$60,530$29.10750
Payroll and Timekeeping Clerks$59,760$28.731,870
Pediatricians, General$181,640$87.33580
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other$37,440$18.001,860
Personal Financial Advisors$99,880$48.025,260
Personal Service Managers, All Other$83,990$40.38510
Pest Control Workers$47,360$22.771,670
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation$44,440$21.36not published
Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers$78,580$37.7890
Pharmacists$138,990$66.825,400
Pharmacy Aides$35,170$16.91420
Pharmacy Technicians$45,120$21.697,990
Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary$78,360not published480
Phlebotomists$43,480$20.912,040
Photographers$46,450$22.33790
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators$45,600$21.92200
Physical Scientists, All Other$141,290$67.931,810
Physical Therapist Aides$34,780$16.72830
Physical Therapist Assistants$77,670$37.341,430
Physical Therapists$106,890$51.393,940
Physician Assistants$137,560$66.132,950
Physicians, All Other$212,080$101.9610,340
Physicians, Pathologists$253,670$121.9670
Physicists$174,390$83.841,200
Physics Teachers, Postsecondary$110,980not published300
Pipelayers$55,640$26.75650
Plant and System Operators, All Other$81,890$39.37270
Plasterers and Stucco Masons$56,890$27.35140
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$42,030$20.2160
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$65,400$31.4411,420
Podiatrists$201,940$97.09330
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$77,970$37.499,720
Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary$105,630not published370
Political Scientists$153,380$73.74100
Postal Service Clerks$63,210$30.391,240
Postal Service Mail Carriers$62,070$29.846,420
Postal Service Mail Sorters, Processors, and Processing Machine Operators$58,470$28.112,430
Postmasters and Mail Superintendents$94,890$45.62230
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other$82,850not published4,840
Power Distributors and Dispatchers$113,660$54.6450
Power Plant Operators$111,260$53.49330
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other$65,240$31.36130
Prepress Technicians and Workers$60,770$29.22480
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$44,600$21.448,020
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials$34,390$16.53480
Print Binding and Finishing Workers$45,170$21.72560
Printing Press Operators$47,840$23.001,250
Private Detectives and Investigatorsnot publishednot published560
Probation Officers and Correctional Treatment Specialists$76,390$36.731,370
Procurement Clerks$53,960$25.941,230
Producers and Directors$79,350$38.151,610
Production Workers, All Other$47,640$22.902,490
Production, Planning, and Expediting Clerks$58,590$28.174,670
Project Management Specialists$104,040$50.0230,530
Proofreaders and Copy Markers$53,920$25.92not published
Property Appraisers and Assessors$77,610$37.31660
Property, Real Estate, and Community Association Managers$81,900$39.386,060
Protective Service Workers, All Other$52,780$25.38930
Psychiatric Aides$51,440$24.73250
Psychiatric Technicians$45,520$21.89680
Psychiatrists$305,320$146.79460
Psychologists, All Other$109,970$52.87840
Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary$101,430not published640
Public Relations Managers$149,380$71.821,530
Public Relations Specialists$79,560$38.254,190
Public Safety Telecommunicators$58,910$28.321,610
Purchasing Managers$161,470$77.632,380
Radiation Therapists$107,120$51.50250
Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers$100,800$48.46370
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians$85,890$41.293,370
Radiologists$581,510$279.57not published
Rail Car Repairers$89,430$43.00560
Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators$92,030$44.25320
Railroad Brake, Signal, and Switch Operators and Locomotive Firers$79,180$38.07100
Railroad Conductors and Yardmasters$83,390$40.09300
Real Estate Brokers$81,550$39.21430
Real Estate Sales Agents$52,630$25.312,940
Receptionists and Information Clerks$38,100$18.3218,390
Recreation Workers$37,200$17.894,350
Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary$97,640not published90
Recreational Therapists$64,300$30.91290
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors$41,870$20.133,120
Registered Nurses$99,790$47.9852,910
Rehabilitation Counselors$40,860$19.653,300
Reinforcing Iron and Rebar Workers$61,640$29.64not published
Religious Workers, All Other$37,860$18.20370
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks$40,750$19.59720
Residential Advisors$46,950$22.572,640
Respiratory Therapists$88,960$42.771,800
Retail Salespersons$35,510$17.0779,320
Riggers$91,420$43.95230
Rolling Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$61,470$29.55310
Roofers$60,090$28.892,050
Sailors and Marine Oilersnot publishednot published310
Sales Engineers$153,410$73.76850
Sales Managers$137,150$65.94not published
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$63,310$30.4421,580
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$73,080$35.149,070
Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Technical and Scientific Products$95,040$45.696,330
Sales and Related Workers, All Other$48,920$23.52480
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$47,060$22.63130
School Bus Monitors$38,750$18.632,370
School Psychologists$109,700$52.741,520
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$78,670not published16,640
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$48,680$23.4154,890
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$61,660$29.658,420
Security Guards$38,220$18.3727,670
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers$65,330$31.412,230
Self-Enrichment Teachers$51,630$24.826,570
Semiconductor Processing Technicians$47,610$22.89120
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$55,580$26.72580
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners$56,410$27.12160
Set and Exhibit Designers$80,540$38.72420
Sewing Machine Operators$35,860$17.241,390
Shampooers$34,900$16.78500
Sheet Metal Workers$62,560$30.081,940
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$47,280$22.7313,980
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs$39,750$19.115,480
Skincare Specialists$46,590$22.401,130
Slaughterers and Meat Packers$37,650$18.10130
Social Science Research Assistants$65,550$31.52700
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other$68,650not published500
Social Scientists and Related Workers, All Other$131,810$63.372,600
Social Work Teachers, Postsecondary$97,110not published230
Social Workers, All Other$75,600$36.351,270
Social and Community Service Managers$87,450$42.044,300
Social and Human Service Assistants$47,210$22.707,280
Sociologists$100,660$48.3950
Sociology Teachers, Postsecondary$95,980not published200
Software Developers$138,680$66.6731,350
Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$111,100$53.415,880
Soil and Plant Scientists$85,020$40.87200
Solar Photovoltaic Installers$45,430$21.84670
Sound Engineering Technicians$79,990$38.46160
Special Education Teachers, All Other$76,100not published3,020
Special Education Teachers, Kindergarten and Elementary School$78,850not published2,760
Special Education Teachers, Middle School$76,410not published1,540
Special Education Teachers, Preschool$85,010not published70
Special Education Teachers, Secondary School$93,530not published1,560
Special Effects Artists and Animators$85,830$41.27170
Speech-Language Pathologists$99,190$47.693,510
Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators$85,240$40.98850
Statistical Assistants$59,690$28.70100
Statisticians$132,620$63.762,730
Stockers and Order Fillers$37,690$18.1234,980
Stonemasons$44,280$21.29250
Structural Iron and Steel Workers$71,730$34.49710
Structural Metal Fabricators and Fitters$50,110$24.09620
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$59,530$28.629,730
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$46,470$22.347,610
Subway and Streetcar Operators$92,420$44.43480
Surgeons, All Other$328,700$158.03520
Surgical Assistants$58,130$27.95670
Surgical Technologists$68,970$33.161,880
Survey Researchers$84,030$40.40390
Surveying and Mapping Technicians$61,600$29.62470
Surveyors$64,910$31.21950
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service$37,080$17.83650
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$48,200$23.17not published
Tank Car, Truck, and Ship Loaders$81,320$39.10110
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents$66,900$32.16560
Tax Preparers$47,020$22.611,240
Taxi Drivers$36,900$17.7450
Teachers and Instructors, All Other$94,070not published5,120
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$37,060not published23,340
Teaching Assistants, Postsecondary$58,330not published5,030
Technical Writers$100,990$48.551,780
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers$63,050$30.312,520
Telecommunications Line Installers and Repairers$82,380$39.602,400
Telemarketers$35,590$17.11540
Telephone Operators$42,460$20.41110
Tellers$46,010$22.123,860
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$34,890$16.7850
Textile, Apparel, and Furnishings Workers, All Other$31,740$15.2650
Therapists, All Other$49,400$23.751,310
Tile and Stone Setters$45,670$21.96240
Tire Builders$46,290$22.2660
Tire Repairers and Changers$44,430$21.36880
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers$55,460$26.66420
Tool and Die Makers$58,110$27.9470
Tour and Travel Guides$40,310$19.38510
Traffic Technicians$60,650$29.16140
Training and Development Managers$121,920$58.621,250
Training and Development Specialists$76,370$36.729,800
Transit and Railroad Police$99,420$47.80not published
Transportation Inspectors$100,700$48.41250
Transportation Security Screeners$72,240$34.73570
Transportation Workers, All Other$42,190$20.28160
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers$105,180$50.573,550
Travel Agents$49,160$23.63360
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$47,210$22.70730
Tutors$52,810$25.394,300
Upholsterers$50,270$24.17200
Urban and Regional Planners$88,570$42.58900
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers$34,020$16.361,770
Veterinarians$163,170$78.451,430
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers$44,770$21.522,220
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$47,350$22.772,540
Waiters and Waitresses$36,750$17.6738,120
Watch and Clock Repairers$62,440$30.02not published
Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators$61,870$29.751,770
Web Developers$112,690$54.181,960
Web and Digital Interface Designers$96,760$46.521,310
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping$46,170$22.20450
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers$60,310$29.002,850
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,110$22.65430
Woodworkers, All Other$41,850$20.12110
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$46,470$22.34420
Word Processors and Typists$47,110$22.65210
Writers and Authors$104,330$50.16540
Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists$107,500$51.68250

"Not published" means BLS did not release that figure for this state. "$239,200 or more" and "$115.00 or more" are the highest values BLS reports in state tables.

How pay is spread in Maryland

By median pay, Maryland is number 8 of the 54 states and territories in the figures. The lowest-paid tenth of employees earned less than $34,520 a year and the highest-paid tenth more than $145,410. The middle half, between the 25% and 75% lines, earned from $39,440 to $98,010. For the whole country those outer lines were $31,200 and $128,560. The average (mean) pay was $77,580, 30% above the median, because high earners lift an average more than a median. The 2,763,030 jobs counted here are 1.8% of all jobs in the national figures.

The kinds of work

Adding up the occupations with a published job count, the largest fields of work in Maryland are Office and Administrative Support (314,010 jobs, 12%), Management (241,900 jobs, 9%), Sales and Related (221,780 jobs, 8%) and Business and Financial Operations (218,940 jobs, 8%). Some occupations are far more common here than elsewhere. Set against their share of all jobs in the country, the most concentrated are Astronomers (26.1 times the national share), Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other (11.5 times the national share) and Statisticians (5.3 times the national share). The table on this page lists 737 occupations; for 7 of them the Bureau released a job count but no pay figure.

Same job, different pay

Among the 341 occupations with at least 1,000 jobs and a yearly median in the state, 221 pay more than the same occupation does nationally, 54 pay less and 66 are within 2%. The widest gaps above the national median are for Health Education Specialists ($104,470 here, $64,070 nationally), Chemists ($140,670 here, $91,240 nationally) and Interpreters and Translators ($88,550 here, $60,170 nationally). The widest gaps below it are for Therapists, All Other ($49,400 here, $77,930 nationally), Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents ($61,660 here, $78,660 nationally) and Physicians, All Other ($212,080 here, $265,930 nationally). A gap in pay is not a gap in living standard: prices, housing costs and taxes differ between states, and these statistics do not adjust for them.

Questions about pay in Maryland

What is the median salary in Maryland?

The median pay of all employees in Maryland was $59,510 a year ($28.61 an hour) in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The national median was $50,980.

What is the most common job in Maryland?

General and Operations Managers, with 96,740 jobs and a median pay of $117,930 a year.

What are the highest-paying jobs in Maryland?

The three highest medians published as a figure are Radiologists ($581,510), Emergency Medicine Physicians ($451,620) and Dermatologists ($442,210).

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked in November 2026. Figures are for employees, before tax, and leave out overtime pay and benefits. They are official statistics, not advice or a pay offer; see bls.gov/oes for the original tables.

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