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
Financial Managers	$158,750	19,770	View salary detail
Investment Fund Managers	$158,750	19,770	View salary detail
Treasurers and Controllers	$158,750	19,770	View salary detail
Nuclear Engineers	$157,960	180	View salary detail
Aerospace Engineers	$156,750	3,180	View salary detail
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$155,650	3,390	View salary detail
Radio Frequency Identification Device Specialists	$155,650	3,390	View salary detail
Marketing Managers	$154,160	6,510	View salary detail
Sales Engineers	$153,410	850	View salary detail
Political Scientists	$153,380	100	View salary detail
Human Resources Managers	$152,770	3,820	View salary detail
Computer Hardware Engineers	$152,730	1,720	View salary detail
Public Relations Managers	$149,380	1,530	View salary detail
Medical Dosimetrists	$147,470	40	View salary detail
Computer and Information Research Scientists	$145,310	2,870	View salary detail
Computer Occupations, All Other	$144,680	19,060	View salary detail
Economists	$144,680	1,130	View salary detail
Document Management Specialists	$144,680	19,060	View salary detail
Information Technology Project Managers	$144,680	19,060	View salary detail
Environmental Economists	$144,680	1,130	View salary detail
Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians	$144,680	19,060	View salary detail
Information Security Engineers	$144,680	19,060	View salary detail
Computer Systems Engineers/Architects	$144,680	19,060	View salary detail
Penetration Testers	$144,680	19,060	View salary detail
Blockchain Engineers	$144,680	19,060	View salary detail
Web Administrators	$144,680	19,060	View salary detail
Digital Forensics Analysts	$144,680	19,060	View salary detail
Hydrologists	$143,010	90	View salary detail
Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists	$141,290	1,810	View salary detail
Physical Scientists, All Other	$141,290	1,810	View salary detail
Chemists	$140,670	2,480	View salary detail
Materials Engineers	$140,640	740	View salary detail
Nurse Midwives	$140,120	240	View salary detail
Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$139,980	180	View salary detail
Compensation and Benefits Managers	$139,860	430	View salary detail
Information Security Analysts	$139,640	8,650	View salary detail
Lawyers	$139,110	13,810	View salary detail
Pharmacists	$138,990	5,400	View salary detail
Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$138,950	450	View salary detail
Software Developers	$138,680	31,350	View salary detail
Physician Assistants	$137,560	2,950	View salary detail
Anesthesiologist Assistants	$137,560	2,950	View salary detail
Sales Managers	$137,150	—	View salary detail
Data Scientists	$136,370	3,340	View salary detail
Business Intelligence Analysts	$136,370	3,340	View salary detail
Clinical Data Managers	$136,370	3,340	View salary detail
Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$133,540	200	View salary detail
Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$133,460	430	View salary detail
Data Warehousing Specialists	$132,940	1,370	View salary detail
Database Architects	$132,940	1,370	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.