Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

Across all occupations in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metropolitan area, the median wage is $59,070 a year ($28.40 an hour) and the mean $76,370, May 2025. That median is +16% against the US median of $50,980 and −1% against Maryland's $59,510. BLS counts 1,356,680 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is radiologists; the largest is general and operations managers.

All occupations: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD vs Maryland and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area, Maryland and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	Hourly	$16.46	$18.83	$28.40	$45.84	$66.66	$36.72	1,356,680
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	Annual	$34,230	$39,160	$59,070	$95,340	$138,650	$76,370	1,356,680
Maryland	Hourly	$16.60	$18.96	$28.61	$47.12	$69.91	$37.30	2,763,030
Maryland	Annual	$34,520	$39,440	$59,510	$98,010	$145,410	$77,580	2,763,030
United States	Hourly	$15.00	$18.07	$24.51	$38.71	$61.81	$33.54	155,495,730
United States	Annual	$31,200	$37,590	$50,980	$80,520	$128,560	$69,770	155,495,730

Annual wage at the 10th, 25th, 50th (median), 75th and 90th percentiles across all occupations in the metro; the line marks the US median. The same numbers are in the table above.

648 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profile: Maryland. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Radiologists	$581,510	$279.57	**
2	Anesthesiologists	$418,010	$200.97	**
3	Surgeons, All Other	$391,540	$188.24	220
4	Orthodontists	$361,040	$173.58	**
5	Emergency Medicine Physicians	$344,170	$165.46	240
6	Cardiologists	$337,230	$162.13	**
7	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$322,890	$155.24	2,100
8	Psychiatrists	$318,110	$152.94	240
9	Family Medicine Physicians	$307,400	$147.79	760
10	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$304,220	$146.26	90
11	Physicians, Pathologists	$288,900	$138.90	40
12	Chief Executives	$268,030	$128.86	1,970
13	Neurologists	$234,970	$112.97	30
14	Podiatrists	$227,140	$109.20	110
15	Physicians, All Other	$218,770	$105.18	3,790
16	Nurse Anesthetists	$217,620	$104.63	420
17	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$210,490	$101.20	130
18	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$191,320	$91.98	90
19	Dentists, General	$172,110	$82.74	880
20	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Maryland	$168,520	$81.02	7,010

Ranked by median; an occupation whose median BLS withholds or top-codes in this area cannot appear here, however well it pays.

20 largest occupations in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	General and Operations Managers in Maryland	44,960	33.14	1.47	$117,040
2	Retail Salespersons in Maryland	39,920	29.42	1.17	$34,800
3	Registered Nurses in Maryland	30,930	22.80	1.05	$99,550
4	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Maryland	29,780	21.95	2.00	$49,220
5	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Maryland	28,350	20.89	1.10	$43,250
6	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Maryland	26,880	19.81	0.72	$37,640
7	Cashiers in Maryland	22,300	16.44	0.83	$33,760
8	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Maryland	21,090	15.55	0.63	$33,090
9	Waiters and Waitresses in Maryland	19,590	14.44	0.99	$36,170
10	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Maryland	19,050	14.04	0.99	$36,460
11	Customer Service Representatives in Maryland	17,480	12.89	0.77	$42,850
12	Stockers and Order Fillers in Maryland	17,180	12.66	0.69	$38,630
13	Software Developers in Maryland	16,850	12.42	1.14	$138,900
14	Business Operations Specialists, All Other in Maryland	16,400	12.09	1.73	$98,060
15	Security Guards in Maryland	16,020	11.81	1.43	$36,970
16	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Maryland	15,580	11.48	0.87	$59,460
17	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Maryland	15,070	11.11	1.20	$75,590
18	Project Management Specialists in Maryland	14,700	10.83	1.58	$103,720
19	Nursing Assistants in Maryland	13,580	10.01	1.07	$42,770
20	Accountants and Auditors in Maryland	13,550	9.99	1.07	$85,160

Most concentrated occupations in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

The 10 occupations with the highest location quotient among those employing at least 100 people in the area. A quotient of 2.00 means the occupation's share of local jobs is twice its national share.

Rank	Occupation	Location quotient	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Median annual
1	Special Education Teachers, All Other	7.67	2,270	1.67	$76,090
2	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	6.59	11,050	8.15	$48,010
3	Hoist and Winch Operators	5.85	130	0.10	$99,840
4	Counselors, All Other	4.78	1,190	0.88	$45,210
5	Computer Network Support Specialists	3.85	4,910	3.62	$102,980
6	Personal Service Managers, All Other	3.84	350	0.26	$82,550
7	Therapists, All Other	3.73	740	0.54	$46,540
8	General Internal Medicine Physicians	3.58	2,100	1.55	$322,890
9	Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other	3.54	1,080	0.80	$75,000
10	Archivists	3.38	230	0.17	$76,440

Occupation groups in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$128,630	$142,050	123,580	91.09	1.27
Computer and Mathematical	$128,330	$130,720	66,200	48.79	1.44
Architecture and Engineering	$105,590	$117,530	25,080	18.49	1.10
Legal	$101,860	$122,800	13,120	9.67	1.15
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$96,210	$112,560	90,920	67.02	1.06
Business and Financial Operations	$92,370	$99,790	108,480	79.96	1.18
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$87,490	$99,150	19,410	14.31	1.51
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$68,860	$77,160	14,910	10.99	0.84
Educational Instruction and Library	$67,580	$79,750	85,370	62.92	1.08
Community and Social Service	$60,730	$64,980	26,710	19.69	1.15
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$60,530	$65,450	46,760	34.46	0.88
Construction and Extraction	$59,110	$63,410	52,330	38.57	0.93
Protective Service	$52,430	$63,220	41,710	30.74	1.27
Office and Administrative Support	$49,590	$54,490	159,220	117.36	1.03
Production	$48,200	$54,640	31,540	23.25	0.42
Transportation and Material Moving	$44,720	$51,800	113,300	83.51	0.95
Healthcare Support	$39,930	$42,960	59,970	44.20	0.87
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$38,400	$43,630	1,210	0.90	0.32
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$37,600	$41,090	37,890	27.93	0.95
Personal Care and Service	$37,110	$44,110	28,830	21.25	1.01
Sales and Related	$36,870	$50,240	106,770	78.70	0.91
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$35,670	$39,310	103,360	76.19	0.87

Every occupation in Maryland, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 648 published occupations for this area are in the wage explorer; other metros are on the metros hub.

Source and notes

Data: BLS OEWS May 2025, released 2026-05-15. Cross-industry estimates, all ownerships. BLS page: OEWS Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD estimates (area 12580).

*: Wage estimate not available.
**: Employment estimate not available.

Annual wages assume 2,080 hours a year at the hourly rate; occupations BLS publishes on one basis only show an en dash (–) on the other.
Employment is rounded to the nearest 10 by BLS. Where BLS withholds a cell, nothing is estimated in its place.
Jobs per 1,000 is the occupation's employment per 1,000 jobs in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD area; the location quotient is that share divided by the national share.
The concentration table keeps only occupations with employment of 100 or more in the area, so a quotient built on a handful of rounded jobs cannot top it.