Occupations With the Highest Reported Median Wages in Maryland

855 occupations have a published Bureau of Labor Statistics median wage in Maryland for 2025. Rows are ordered by reported annual median wage.

Occupations

Occupation	Median annual wage	Employment	Salary page
Social Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary, All Other	$68,650	500	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Technicians	$68,390	3,510	View salary detail
Quality Control Analysts	$68,390	3,510	View salary detail
Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other	$68,390	3,510	View salary detail
Mobile Heavy Equipment Mechanics, Except Engines	$68,250	1,800	View salary detail
Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers	$67,600	140	View salary detail
Hydrologic Technicians	$67,520	50	View salary detail
Environmental Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$67,510	250	View salary detail
Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents	$66,900	560	View salary detail
Paramedics	$66,660	1,910	View salary detail
Control and Valve Installers and Repairers, Except Mechanical Door	$66,500	800	View salary detail
Fine Artists, Including Painters, Sculptors, and Illustrators	$66,180	80	View salary detail
Camera Operators, Television, Video, and Film	$65,870	290	View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Programmers	$65,670	200	View salary detail
Paralegals and Legal Assistants	$65,640	6,460	View salary detail
Social Science Research Assistants	$65,550	700	View salary detail
Solar Thermal Installers and Technicians	$65,400	11,420	View salary detail
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$65,400	11,420	View salary detail
Security and Fire Alarm Systems Installers	$65,330	2,230	View salary detail
Precision Instrument and Equipment Repairers, All Other	$65,240	130	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, Transit and Intercity	$65,220	4,890	View salary detail
Audiovisual Equipment Installers and Repairers	$65,160	200	View salary detail
Interior Designers	$65,070	1,440	View salary detail
Forest and Conservation Technicians	$64,980	130	View salary detail
Geodetic Surveyors	$64,910	950	View salary detail
Surveyors	$64,910	950	View salary detail
Computer User Support Specialists	$64,750	12,200	View salary detail
Occupational Health and Safety Technicians	$64,670	280	View salary detail
Recreational Therapists	$64,300	290	View salary detail
Music Directors and Composers	$64,300	160	View salary detail
Correctional Officers and Jailers	$64,250	6,060	View salary detail
Broadcast Technicians	$64,030	460	View salary detail
Athletic Trainers	$63,970	320	View salary detail
Curators	$63,750	170	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers	$63,690	1,640	View salary detail
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists	$63,680	580	View salary detail
Molding, Coremaking, and Casting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$63,460	230	View salary detail
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel	$63,310	21,580	View salary detail
Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	$63,280	2,570	View salary detail
Postal Service Clerks	$63,210	1,240	View salary detail
Telecommunications Equipment Installers and Repairers, Except Line Installers	$63,050	2,520	View salary detail
Carpenters	$62,960	9,770	View salary detail
Civil Engineering Technologists and Technicians	$62,760	620	View salary detail
Sheet Metal Workers	$62,560	1,940	View salary detail
Education and Childcare Administrators, Preschool and Daycare	$62,520	1,270	View salary detail
Watch and Clock Repairers	$62,440	—	View salary detail
Massage Therapists	$62,270	1,350	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers	$62,230	200	View salary detail
Exercise Physiologists	$62,220	90	View salary detail
Brokerage Clerks	$62,080	560	View salary detail

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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.