Average Salary in Maryland
Wages, household income and cost-of-living context for Maryland. All figures from federal releases, vintage 2024.
- Mean annual wage$76,130Rank #7 of 51
- Median annual wage$58,050Rank #8 of 51
- Median household income$102,905ACS 2024 1-year
- Regional price parity105.0US = 100
- Adjusted mean wage$72,505Rank #7 at national prices
- Total employment2,746,300Wage & salary workers
What the numbers say
The mean of $76,130 is $18,080 (31.1 %) above the median of $58,050, reflecting a right-skewed wage distribution pulled up by high earners.
Prices in Maryland are about 5.0 % above the national average (RPP 105.0, where US = 100). After the adjustment, every dollar earned in Maryland buys what $72,505 would buy at national average prices.
Median household income in Maryland is $102,905 (Census ACS 2024). That figure counts all income to all people in a household — two-earner couples, Social Security, self-employment earnings — and is not directly comparable to the per-worker wage figures above.
Pay for common occupations in Maryland
Annual mean wage, cross-industry. Blank rows indicate BLS suppression for this state/occupation cell.
| Occupation | SOC | Mean wage |
|---|---|---|
| Marketing Manager | 11-2021 | $161,450 |
| Lawyer | 23-1011 | $155,930 |
| Software Developer | 15-1252 | $150,800 |
| Pharmacist | 29-1051 | $136,210 |
| Data Scientist | 15-2051 | $135,370 |
| Mechanical Engineer | 17-2141 | $119,120 |
| Financial and Investment Analyst | 13-2051 | $114,870 |
| Project Management Specialist | 13-1082 | $110,280 |
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