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
Bakers	$37,040	2,740	View salary detail
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers	$37,020	13,240	View salary detail
Food Cooking Machine Operators and Tenders	$36,960	—	View salary detail
Taxi Drivers	$36,900	50	View salary detail
Cooks, Short Order	$36,800	3,250	View salary detail
Animal Caretakers	$36,780	5,570	View salary detail
Waiters and Waitresses	$36,750	38,120	View salary detail
Amusement and Recreation Attendants	$36,710	9,200	View salary detail
Food Servers, Nonrestaurant	$36,650	6,600	View salary detail
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$36,620	40,390	View salary detail
Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	$36,420	5,860	View salary detail
Cleaners of Vehicles and Equipment	$36,390	6,010	View salary detail
Baggage Porters and Bellhops	$36,310	520	View salary detail
Childcare Workers	$36,030	9,750	View salary detail
Nannies	$36,030	9,750	View salary detail
Food Processing Workers, All Other	$35,870	2,450	View salary detail
Hotel, Motel, and Resort Desk Clerks	$35,860	4,020	View salary detail
Sewing Machine Operators	$35,860	1,390	View salary detail
Packers and Packagers, Hand	$35,860	4,230	View salary detail
Crossing Guards and Flaggers	$35,850	3,420	View salary detail
Helpers--Brickmasons, Blockmasons, Stonemasons, and Tile and Marble Setters	$35,840	150	View salary detail
Office Machine Operators, Except Computer	$35,670	580	View salary detail
Telemarketers	$35,590	540	View salary detail
Retail Salespersons	$35,510	79,320	View salary detail
Food Preparation Workers	$35,500	13,280	View salary detail
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners	$35,500	14,690	View salary detail
Motor Vehicle Operators, All Other	$35,440	570	View salary detail
Barbers	$35,400	—	View salary detail
Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners	$35,230	—	View salary detail
Parking Attendants	$35,210	1,530	View salary detail
Pharmacy Aides	$35,170	420	View salary detail
Shampooers	$34,900	500	View salary detail
Textile Cutting Machine Setters, Operators, and Tenders	$34,890	50	View salary detail
Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop	$34,860	7,390	View salary detail
Helpers--Roofers	$34,830	—	View salary detail
Physical Therapist Aides	$34,780	830	View salary detail
Laundry and Dry-Cleaning Workers	$34,710	3,780	View salary detail
Lifeguards, Ski Patrol, and Other Recreational Protective Service Workers	$34,520	4,160	View salary detail
Cashiers	$34,390	49,910	View salary detail
Pressers, Textile, Garment, and Related Materials	$34,390	480	View salary detail
Door-to-Door Sales Workers, News and Street Vendors, and Related Workers	$34,290	—	View salary detail
Dishwashers	$34,030	9,310	View salary detail
Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers	$34,020	1,770	View salary detail
Dietetic Technicians	$33,710	1,670	View salary detail
Baristas	$33,660	49,380	View salary detail
Fast Food and Counter Workers	$33,660	49,380	View salary detail
Adhesive Bonding Machine Operators and Tenders	$33,540	40	View salary detail
Passenger Attendants	$33,350	950	View salary detail
Cooks, Fast Food	$33,320	10,960	View salary detail
Occupational Therapy Aides	$33,310	—	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.