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
Plating Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders, Metal and Plastic	$42,030	60	View salary detail
Refuse and Recyclable Material Collectors	$41,870	3,120	View salary detail
Woodworkers, All Other	$41,850	110	View salary detail
Farmworkers, Farm, Ranch, and Aquacultural Animals	$41,760	310	View salary detail
Graders and Sorters, Agricultural Products	$41,740	430	View salary detail
Helpers--Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers	$41,630	1,770	View salary detail
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand	$41,600	47,710	View salary detail
Recycling and Reclamation Workers	$41,600	47,710	View salary detail
Machine Feeders and Offbearers	$41,590	110	View salary detail
Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria	$41,380	3,370	View salary detail
Gambling Change Persons and Booth Cashiers	$41,220	200	View salary detail
Floral Designers	$41,020	460	View salary detail
Rehabilitation Counselors	$40,860	3,300	View salary detail
Reservation and Transportation Ticket Agents and Travel Clerks	$40,750	720	View salary detail
Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	$40,280	1,580	View salary detail
Food Batchmakers	$40,240	1,390	View salary detail
Concierges	$39,950	1,130	View salary detail
Medical Transcriptionists	$39,900	230	View salary detail
Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs	$39,750	5,480	View salary detail
Agricultural Equipment Operators	$39,580	180	View salary detail
Counter and Rental Clerks	$39,490	4,060	View salary detail
Helpers--Carpenters	$39,470	580	View salary detail
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers	$39,380	17,440	View salary detail
Couriers and Messengers	$39,140	770	View salary detail
Engine and Other Machine Assemblers	$39,120	90	View salary detail
Helpers--Painters, Paperhangers, Plasterers, and Stucco Masons	$39,080	90	View salary detail
Funeral Attendants	$39,020	670	View salary detail
Data Entry Keyers	$38,970	1,850	View salary detail
Demonstrators and Product Promoters	$38,900	170	View salary detail
Locker Room, Coatroom, and Dressing Room Attendants	$38,840	320	View salary detail
School Bus Monitors	$38,750	2,370	View salary detail
Driver/Sales Workers	$38,500	11,940	View salary detail
Farmworkers and Laborers, Crop, Nursery, and Greenhouse	$38,420	1,380	View salary detail
Ambulance Drivers and Attendants, Except Emergency Medical Technicians	$38,410	300	View salary detail
Security Guards	$38,220	27,670	View salary detail
Orderlies	$38,210	1,580	View salary detail
Receptionists and Information Clerks	$38,100	18,390	View salary detail
Religious Workers, All Other	$37,860	370	View salary detail
Cooks, Restaurant	$37,820	17,690	View salary detail
Stockers and Order Fillers	$37,690	34,980	View salary detail
Agricultural Workers, All Other	$37,680	180	View salary detail
Slaughterers and Meat Packers	$37,650	130	View salary detail
Automotive and Watercraft Service Attendants	$37,580	1,060	View salary detail
Bartenders	$37,580	13,020	View salary detail
Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other	$37,500	3,540	View salary detail
Personal Care and Service Workers, All Other	$37,440	1,860	View salary detail
Animal Trainers	$37,430	890	View salary detail
Manicurists and Pedicurists	$37,300	2,080	View salary detail
Recreation Workers	$37,200	4,350	View salary detail
Switchboard Operators, Including Answering Service	$37,080	650	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.