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

OccupationMedian annual wageEmploymentSalary page
Hazardous Materials Removal Workers$48,640660View salary detail
Dental Assistants$48,6206,560View salary detail
Grinding and Polishing Workers, Hand$48,390—View salary detail
Athletes and Sports Competitors$48,200—View salary detail
Tailors, Dressmakers, and Custom Sewers$48,200—View salary detail
Light Truck Drivers$48,15018,420View salary detail
Emergency Medical Technicians$48,1003,400View salary detail
Gambling Surveillance Officers and Gambling Investigators$47,950120View salary detail
Gambling Cage Workers$47,930280View salary detail
Floor Layers, Except Carpet, Wood, and Hard Tiles$47,880450View salary detail
Dental Laboratory Technicians$47,850590View salary detail
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$47,85017,290View salary detail
Printing Press Operators$47,8401,250View salary detail
Paper Goods Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,780480View salary detail
Ophthalmic Medical Technologists$47,7501,980View salary detail
Patient Representatives$47,7501,980View salary detail
Neurodiagnostic Technologists$47,7501,980View salary detail
Health Technologists and Technicians, All Other$47,7501,980View salary detail
Order Clerks$47,700850View salary detail
Production Workers, All Other$47,6402,490View salary detail
Semiconductor Processing Technicians$47,610120View salary detail
Interviewers, Except Eligibility and Loan$47,5502,510View salary detail
Logging Equipment Operators$47,53060View salary detail
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$47,4208,650View salary detail
Pest Control Workers$47,3601,670View salary detail
Veterinary Technologists and Technicians$47,3502,540View salary detail
Automotive Glass Installers and Repairers$47,350380View salary detail
Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$47,320270View salary detail
Painting, Coating, and Decorating Workers$47,32050View salary detail
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$47,28013,980View salary detail
Office Clerks, General$47,27027,290View salary detail
Social and Human Service Assistants$47,2107,280View salary detail
Tree Trimmers and Pruners$47,210730View salary detail
Models$47,17040View salary detail
Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$47,110430View salary detail
Word Processors and Typists$47,110210View salary detail
Ophthalmic Laboratory Technicians$47,100360View salary detail
Insurance Claims and Policy Processing Clerks$47,0701,200View salary detail
Sawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Wood$47,060130View salary detail
Tax Preparers$47,0201,240View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$47,00023,080View salary detail
Construction Laborers$46,96020,920View salary detail
Residential Advisors$46,9502,640View salary detail
Medical Appliance Technicians$46,940160View salary detail
Computer Numerically Controlled Tool Operators$46,8701,800View salary detail
Counselors, All Other$46,8401,750View salary detail
Extruding and Drawing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic$46,730270View salary detail
Extruding, Forming, Pressing, and Compacting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders$46,640280View salary detail
Skincare Specialists$46,5901,130View salary detail
Woodworking Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Except Sawing$46,470420View 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.