Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Baltimore, MD

773 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Baltimore, MD for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Couriers and Messengers	$39,140	330	View salary detail
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	$39,080	50	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$38,910	—	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$38,890	200	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$38,760	10,940	View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$38,730	80	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$38,630	17,180	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$38,590	650	View salary detail
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$38,400	110	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$38,340	860	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$37,950	550	View salary detail
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$37,900	200	View salary detail
Religious Workers, All Other	$37,890	300	View salary detail
Orderlies	$37,760	960	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$37,600	8,660	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$37,590	720	View salary detail
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$37,540	5,950	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$37,490	360	View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$37,430	1,050	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$37,420	7,760	View salary detail
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$37,390	1,980	View salary detail
Bartenders	$37,360	6,430	View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$37,160	—	View salary detail
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$37,090	2,250	View salary detail
Security Guards	$36,970	16,020	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$36,900	530	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$36,740	520	View salary detail
Agricultural Workers, All Other	$36,680	90	View salary detail
Bakers	$36,590	1,170	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$36,460	19,050	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$36,460	1,940	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$36,450	60	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$36,400	300	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$36,370	2,700	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$36,260	340	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$36,170	19,590	View salary detail
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$35,990	180	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$35,860	630	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$35,850	2,030	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$35,820	2,400	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$35,780	1,900	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$35,780	3,080	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$35,710	3,540	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$35,420	2,620	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$35,180	410	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$35,180	1,560	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$35,080	6,830	View salary detail
Nannies	$34,860	3,630	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$34,860	560	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$34,860	3,630	View salary detail

Career and skills data: O*NET (onetcenter.org). Salary and employment data: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, 2025 (bls.gov/oes). Figures are published survey estimates, not real-time market data.