Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV

Across all occupations in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV metropolitan area, the median wage is $47,440 a year ($22.81 an hour) and the mean $60,180, May 2025. That median is −7% against the US median of $50,980 and −20% against Maryland's $59,510. BLS counts 107,170 jobs in the area, which spans Maryland and West Virginia. The highest-paying occupation is family medicine physicians; the largest is retail salespersons.

All occupations: Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV vs Maryland and West Virginia and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV area, Maryland and West Virginia and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	Hourly	$15.00	$17.16	$22.81	$33.93	$49.10	$28.93	107,170
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	Annual	$31,200	$35,680	$47,440	$70,560	$102,120	$60,180	107,170
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
West Virginia	Hourly	$12.53	$15.16	$21.78	$31.22	$47.22	$27.15	701,610
West Virginia	Annual	$26,070	$31,530	$45,300	$64,940	$98,220	$56,470	701,610
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.

340 detailed occupations publish a median in this area. State profiles: Maryland, West Virginia. Compare any occupation across every area in the wage explorer.

20 highest-paying occupations in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Family Medicine Physicians	$379,090	$182.25	**
2	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$303,930	$146.12	110
3	Physicians, All Other	$292,490	$140.62	230
4	Dentists, General	$168,450	$80.99	80
5	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$157,870	$75.90	70
6	Purchasing Managers	$156,730	$75.35	50
7	Human Resources Managers	$149,610	$71.93	80
8	Computer Occupations, All Other	$148,700	$71.49	350
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Maryland	$145,790	$70.09	210
10	Managers, All Other in Maryland	$143,340	$68.91	390
11	Psychologists, All Other	$142,960	$68.73	40
12	Chief Executives	$142,390	$68.46	110
13	Physician Assistants	$137,220	$65.97	120
14	Pharmacists	$136,970	$65.85	240
15	Financial Managers in Maryland	$133,590	$64.23	380
16	Nurse Practitioners	$126,240	$60.69	360
17	Computer Network Architects	$123,670	$59.46	70
18	Marketing Managers	$123,210	$59.24	70
19	Software Developers in Maryland	$122,830	$59.06	530
20	Industrial Production Managers	$119,480	$57.44	200

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 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Retail Salespersons in Maryland	3,820	35.66	1.42	$31,490
2	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Maryland	2,980	27.85	1.47	$38,100
3	General and Operations Managers in Maryland	2,820	26.28	1.17	$92,420
4	Cashiers in Maryland	2,630	24.52	1.23	$31,200
5	Stockers and Order Fillers in Maryland	2,590	24.13	1.32	$37,190
6	Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers in Maryland	2,360	21.98	1.66	$56,310
7	Registered Nurses in Maryland	2,240	20.91	0.96	$92,770
8	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Maryland	1,880	17.55	0.63	$32,620
9	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Maryland	1,810	16.92	0.68	$31,200
10	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Maryland	1,800	16.83	1.53	$43,740
11	Light Truck Drivers in Maryland	1,610	15.06	2.38	$53,190
12	Customer Service Representatives in Maryland	1,480	13.78	0.83	$38,200
13	Cooks, Fast Food in Maryland	1,400	13.07	3.17	$27,620
14	Waiters and Waitresses in Maryland	1,320	12.29	0.84	$34,470
15	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Maryland	1,220	11.34	1.57	$43,540
16	Office Clerks, General in Maryland	1,210	11.30	0.71	$43,160
17	Miscellaneous Assemblers and Fabricators in Maryland	1,200	11.22	1.24	$49,410
18	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Maryland	1,180	11.02	1.23	$63,190
19	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Maryland	1,130	10.52	0.74	$36,400
20	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Maryland	1,120	10.45	1.13	$59,990

Most concentrated occupations in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV

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	Print Binding and Finishing Workers	11.01	250	2.35	$45,020
2	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	7.08	260	2.43	$77,950
3	Mail Clerks and Mail Machine Operators, Except Postal Service	5.49	210	1.95	$33,750
4	Hairdressers, Hairstylists, and Cosmetologists	4.32	910	8.49	$32,710
5	Crossing Guards and Flaggers	3.80	250	2.31	$31,200
5	Maintenance Workers, Machinery	3.80	160	1.47	$60,970
7	Helpers--Production Workers	3.68	420	3.92	$48,470
8	Correctional Officers and Jailers	3.38	890	8.27	$64,250
9	Cooks, Fast Food in Maryland	3.17	1,400	13.07	$27,620
10	Production Workers, All Other	2.88	500	4.66	$41,080

Occupation groups in Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$103,140	$117,500	6,690	62.38	0.87
Architecture and Engineering	$96,770	$100,620	1,220	11.42	0.68
Computer and Mathematical	$94,030	$102,320	2,230	20.78	0.61
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$86,530	$103,400	7,320	68.30	1.08
Legal	$78,790	$89,750	680	6.33	0.75
Business and Financial Operations	$78,720	$86,720	5,410	50.44	0.74
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$73,090	$84,410	710	6.61	0.70
Educational Instruction and Library	$61,270	$62,510	6,520	60.83	1.04
Community and Social Service	$58,220	$61,880	2,040	19.06	1.11
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$57,500	$59,510	4,240	39.56	1.01
Protective Service	$56,380	$56,950	3,350	31.25	1.29
Construction and Extraction	$52,940	$56,940	3,440	32.11	0.78
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$52,760	$60,540	940	8.75	0.66
Production	$47,920	$52,110	7,010	65.43	1.19
Office and Administrative Support	$44,320	$47,010	12,800	119.40	1.05
Transportation and Material Moving	$42,340	$46,850	13,450	125.48	1.43
Healthcare Support	$38,410	$40,760	4,510	42.08	0.83
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$35,790	$38,060	2,540	23.67	0.81
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$35,100	$37,910	140	1.31	0.47
Sales and Related	$33,980	$42,740	10,230	95.44	1.11
Personal Care and Service	$32,910	$38,080	2,750	25.70	1.23
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$31,200	$34,830	8,970	83.69	0.95

Every occupation in Maryland and West Virginia, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profiles. All 340 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 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV estimates (area 25180).

*: 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 Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV 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.
The area spans Maryland and West Virginia; its figures are the whole MSA, as BLS publishes them, under the primary state Maryland.