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
Substitute Teachers, Short-Term	$46,470	7,610	View salary detail
Photographers	$46,450	790	View salary detail
Medical Assistants	$46,410	16,390	View salary detail
Tire Builders	$46,290	60	View salary detail
Weighers, Measurers, Checkers, and Samplers, Recordkeeping	$46,170	450	View salary detail
Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters	$46,170	970	View salary detail
Parking Enforcement Workers	$46,060	250	View salary detail
Tellers	$46,010	3,860	View salary detail
Library Assistants, Clerical	$45,910	730	View salary detail
Tile and Stone Setters	$45,670	240	View salary detail
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators	$45,630	13,740	View salary detail
Outdoor Power Equipment and Other Small Engine Mechanics	$45,630	440	View salary detail
Photographic Process Workers and Processing Machine Operators	$45,600	200	View salary detail
Psychiatric Technicians	$45,520	680	View salary detail
Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers	$45,430	80	View salary detail
Solar Photovoltaic Installers	$45,430	670	View salary detail
Gem and Diamond Workers	$45,430	80	View salary detail
Print Binding and Finishing Workers	$45,170	560	View salary detail
Pharmacy Technicians	$45,120	7,990	View salary detail
File Clerks	$44,920	880	View salary detail
Cutting and Slicing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$44,820	280	View salary detail
Veterinary Assistants and Laboratory Animal Caretakers	$44,770	2,220	View salary detail
Helpers--Production Workers	$44,680	1,650	View salary detail
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$44,600	8,020	View salary detail
Bicycle Repairers	$44,550	70	View salary detail
Pesticide Handlers, Sprayers, and Applicators, Vegetation	$44,440	—	View salary detail
Tire Repairers and Changers	$44,430	880	View salary detail
Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other	$44,360	1,480	View salary detail
Stonemasons	$44,280	250	View salary detail
Butchers and Meat Cutters	$44,130	1,500	View salary detail
Helpers--Electricians	$43,970	1,010	View salary detail
Furniture Finishers	$43,880	60	View salary detail
Endoscopy Technicians	$43,680	3,170	View salary detail
Speech-Language Pathology Assistants	$43,680	3,170	View salary detail
Healthcare Support Workers, All Other	$43,680	3,170	View salary detail
Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders	$43,670	3,030	View salary detail
Grinding, Lapping, Polishing, and Buffing Machine Tool Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$43,530	160	View salary detail
Phlebotomists	$43,480	2,040	View salary detail
Merchandise Displayers and Window Trimmers	$43,370	1,920	View salary detail
Nursing Assistants	$43,240	27,720	View salary detail
New Accounts Clerks	$43,200	80	View salary detail
Bioinformatics Technicians	$42,850	50	View salary detail
Mathematical Science Occupations, All Other	$42,850	50	View salary detail
Customer Service Representatives	$42,830	37,740	View salary detail
Telephone Operators	$42,460	110	View salary detail
Parts Salespersons	$42,460	4,370	View salary detail
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers	$42,450	20,150	View salary detail
Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$42,280	140	View salary detail
Boilermakers	$42,250	30	View salary detail
Transportation Workers, All Other	$42,190	160	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.