Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD Salaries
Highest published occupation medians in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD - BLS OEWS May 2025
Observed metro pay change
What changed, BLS OEWS 2024–2025
- BLS's published All Occupations median in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD moved from $57,340 in May 2024 to $59,070 in May 2025 (+3.0%).
- Across the 393 metros priced in both releases, the median place changed +3.1%.
- Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD sits -0.1 pp near that median, nominal dollars, no price deflator applied.
Teachers and Instructors, All Other shows the widest metro-area vs national median gap in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
Teachers and Instructors, All Other publishes $99,430 here versus $66,140 nationally (+50.3%; 2,810metro-area jobs). Next is Computer Network Support Specialists at $102,980 locally versus $76,220 nationally (+35.1%).
- Teachers and Instructors, All Other$99,430 in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD sits 50.3% above the national Teachers and Instructors, All Other median of $66,140 (2,810 published local jobs).
- Computer Network Support Specialists$102,980 in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD sits 35.1% above the national Computer Network Support Specialists median of $76,220 (4,910 published local jobs).
- Tutors$56,200 in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD sits 29.6% above the national Tutors median of $43,350 (2,470 published local jobs).
- Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators$98,700 in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD sits 26.5% above the national Claims Adjusters, Examiners, and Investigators median of $78,000 (4,280 published local jobs).
Teachers and Instructors, All Other and the other occupations above are descriptive OEWS endpoints for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD; they are not findings about taxes, employers, or worker experience.
BLS OEWS metro wage desk
MSA 12580 · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD $75K mean
MEAN-MEGA · RPP-MID · OCC-MOST · TOP-LEAD · EMP-MIX · TREND-INLINE · PHOTO-FINISH · BOOK-FULL
- MEAN-MEGA #20/528
- RPP-MID 104.5
- OCC-MOST 646 occs
- TOP-LEAD Radiologists · $582K
- EMP-MIX Computer and…
- TREND-INLINE -0.1 pp
- PHOTO-FINISH Olympia-Lacey-Tu…
- BOOK-FULL 616 rows · May 2025
Read with Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA (+$55 on published-row mean) · Highest-paying careers
Instrument codes from this MSA’s OEWS published-row mean, BEA RPP, occupation book, employment lead, All Occupations pay change, and nearest peer — not a moving recommendation.
Published-row mean neighbourhood around Baltimore-Columbia-Towson
Employment scale inside Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD's top-pay list
Computer and Information Systems Managers and Physicians, All Other lead published employment inside Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD's top-pay sample — order follows OEWS job counts, not median wage.
- 1. Computer and Information Systems Managers 7,010 jobs · $168,520
- 2. Physicians, All Other 3,790 jobs · $218,770
- 3. Computer Network Architects 2,480 jobs · $160,340
- 4. Architectural and Engineering Managers 2,350 jobs · $167,350
- 5. General Internal Medicine Physicians 2,100 jobs · $322,890
- 6. Chief Executives 1,970 jobs · $268,030
- 7. Aerospace Engineers 1,220 jobs · $166,980
- 8. Dentists, General 880 jobs · $172,110
- 9. Family Medicine Physicians 760 jobs · $307,400
- 10. Veterinarians 700 jobs · $162,930
- 11. Nurse Anesthetists 420 jobs · $217,620
- 12. Pediatricians, General 420 jobs · $160,160
- 13. Emergency Medicine Physicians 240 jobs · $344,170
- 14. Psychiatrists 240 jobs · $318,110
- 15. Surgeons, All Other 220 jobs · $391,540
- 16. Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric 130 jobs · $210,490
- 17. Podiatrists 110 jobs · $227,140
- 18. Obstetricians and Gynecologists 90 jobs · $304,220
Occupations Tracked
646
with wage data
Published-Row Mean
$75,129
employment-weighted, 616 complete rows
Top Salary
$581,510
Radiologists
Cost of Living
104.5
4% above US avg
Highest Paying Jobs in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
| # | Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiologists | $581,510 |
| 2 | Anesthesiologists | $418,010 |
| 3 | Surgeons, All Other | $391,540 |
| 4 | Orthodontists | $361,040 |
| 5 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $344,170 |
| 6 | Cardiologists | $337,230 |
| 7 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $322,890 |
| 8 | Psychiatrists | $318,110 |
| 9 | Family Medicine Physicians | $307,400 |
| 10 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $304,220 |
| 11 | Physicians, Pathologists | $288,900 |
| 12 | Chief Executives | $268,030 |
| 13 | Neurologists | $234,970 |
| 14 | Podiatrists | $227,140 |
| 15 | Physicians, All Other | $218,770 |
| 16 | Nurse Anesthetists | $217,620 |
| 17 | Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | $210,490 |
| 18 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $191,320 |
| 19 | Dentists, General | $172,110 |
| 20 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $168,520 |
| 21 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $167,350 |
| 22 | Aerospace Engineers | $166,980 |
| 23 | Veterinarians | $162,930 |
| 24 | Computer Network Architects | $160,340 |
| 25 | Pediatricians, General | $160,160 |
Lowest Paying Jobs in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
| Occupation | Median Salary |
|---|---|
| Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers | $32,070 |
| Fast Food and Counter Workers | $33,090 |
| Entertainment Attendants and Related Workers, All Other | $33,190 |
| Amusement and Recreation Attendants | $33,200 |
| Dishwashers | $33,280 |
| Cooks, Fast Food | $33,290 |
| Passenger Attendants | $33,350 |
| Dietetic Technicians | $33,420 |
| Parking Attendants | $33,480 |
| Ushers, Lobby Attendants, and Ticket Takers | $33,700 |
Other BLS Wage Areas in MD
Other metropolitan or nonmetropolitan OEWS areas assigned to the same state. Cross-state pay and employment peers live in Nationwide similar metros below.
Nationwide metros with similar published-row mean pay or employment scale
Two OEWS peer sets outside MD. Same-state wage areas above stay geographic; these neighborhoods are cross-state nearest neighbors on employment-weighted published-row mean wage ($75,129 here) and summed published employment.
Similar mean wage
Nearest other metros by employment-weighted published-row annual mean wage.
Similar employment scale
Nearest headcount peers (floor 100,000 summed published jobs), distinct from the mean-wage column.
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on BLS OEWS employment-weighted published-row mean wage and summed occupation employment. Employment peers exclude metros already listed in the mean-wage column so the two link sets stay distinct. Mean wage here is not a worker-level median.
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