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
Insurance Sales Agents	$58,300	5,700	View salary detail
Agricultural Inspectors	$58,160	150	View salary detail
Surgical Assistants	$58,130	670	View salary detail
Tool and Die Makers	$58,110	70	View salary detail
Morticians, Undertakers, and Funeral Arrangers	$58,060	500	View salary detail
Information and Record Clerks, All Other	$58,060	2,860	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other	$57,950	590	View salary detail
Food Science Technicians	$57,880	280	View salary detail
Home Appliance Repairers	$57,860	570	View salary detail
Motorcycle Mechanics	$57,640	170	View salary detail
Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining	$57,610	730	View salary detail
Media and Communication Workers, All Other	$57,590	350	View salary detail
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics	$57,520	14,230	View salary detail
Eligibility Interviewers, Government Programs	$57,160	3,710	View salary detail
Carpet Installers	$57,030	250	View salary detail
Plasterers and Stucco Masons	$56,890	140	View salary detail
Human Resources Assistants, Except Payroll and Timekeeping	$56,880	1,480	View salary detail
Bus Drivers, School	$56,450	9,020	View salary detail
Mechanical Door Repairers	$56,430	490	View salary detail
Septic Tank Servicers and Sewer Pipe Cleaners	$56,410	160	View salary detail
Conveyor Operators and Tenders	$56,120	30	View salary detail
Automotive Body and Related Repairers	$56,100	2,930	View salary detail
Milling and Planing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$56,080	50	View salary detail
Drafters, All Other	$55,640	160	View salary detail
Pipelayers	$55,640	650	View salary detail
Separating, Filtering, Clarifying, Precipitating, and Still Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$55,580	580	View salary detail
Coating, Painting, and Spraying Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$55,510	1,010	View salary detail
Title Examiners, Abstractors, and Searchers	$55,460	420	View salary detail
Musical Instrument Repairers and Tuners	$55,130	160	View salary detail
Environmental Science and Protection Technicians, Including Health	$55,090	580	View salary detail
Lathe and Turning Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$54,860	60	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Landscaping, Lawn Service, and Groundskeeping Workers	$54,730	3,900	View salary detail
Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers	$54,680	1,470	View salary detail
Electric Motor, Power Tool, and Related Repairers	$54,670	40	View salary detail
Medical Records Specialists	$54,220	2,440	View salary detail
Coil Winders, Tapers, and Finishers	$54,180	160	View salary detail
Anthropologists and Archeologists	$54,160	220	View salary detail
Computer, Automated Teller, and Office Machine Repairers	$54,120	960	View salary detail
Procurement Clerks	$53,960	1,230	View salary detail
Proofreaders and Copy Markers	$53,920	—	View salary detail
Etchers and Engravers	$53,680	110	View salary detail
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks	$53,540	18,170	View salary detail
Mixing and Blending Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$53,480	770	View salary detail
Animal Control Workers	$53,330	140	View salary detail
Biological Technicians	$52,900	3,470	View salary detail
Tutors	$52,810	4,300	View salary detail
Retail Loss Prevention Specialists	$52,780	930	View salary detail
Protective Service Workers, All Other	$52,780	930	View salary detail
Real Estate Sales Agents	$52,630	2,940	View salary detail
Financial Clerks, All Other	$52,370	570	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.