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.
Based on wage level, year-over-year wage growth, and regional-price-parity-adjusted purchasing power from BLS and BEA sources, not job availability, industry mix, or day-to-day livability.
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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How to use Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD wage figures in a real decision
- Radiologists leads published medians in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD at $581,510/year; open the occupation for percentile bands and state rows. Radiologists
- The employment-weighted published-row mean of $75,129 adjusts to about $71,903 on a national-price basis at BEA RPP 104.5. Salary vs cost of living
- Compare this metropolitan statistical area against the statewide occupation table for MD before treating one geography as the other. State wage page
BLS OEWS estimates reflect the May 2025 reference period; small occupation-area cells can be suppressed, and figures are not employer offers.
Source data and WageDex calculations are identified in context on this page. Occupation rows use BLS OEWS May 2025. The metro benchmark is WageDex's employment-weighted mean of published occupation means; where BEA RPP is available, the price-level figure divides that benchmark by the published area parity. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.