Salisbury, MD

Across all occupations in the Salisbury, MD metropolitan area, the median wage is $48,710 a year ($23.42 an hour) and the mean $63,770, May 2025. That median is −4% against the US median of $50,980 and −18% against Maryland's $59,510. BLS counts 53,770 jobs in the area. The highest-paying occupation is physicians, all other; the largest is retail salespersons.

All occupations: Salisbury, MD vs Maryland and the United States

All occupations: wage percentiles, mean and employment in the Salisbury, MD area, Maryland and nationally, May 2025
Area	Basis	Percentile wage					Mean	Employment
Area	Basis	10th	25th	Median	75th	90th	Mean	Employment
Salisbury, MD	Hourly	$15.01	$17.44	$23.42	$36.46	$50.10	$30.66	53,770
Salisbury, MD	Annual	$31,210	$36,270	$48,710	$75,830	$104,200	$63,770	53,770
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.

240 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 Salisbury, MD

Rank	Occupation	Median annual	Median hourly	Employment
1	Physicians, All Other	$402,980	$193.74	160
2	Surgeons, All Other	$310,560	$149.31	60
3	Natural Sciences Managers	$166,430	$80.02	40
4	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$152,820	$73.47	40
5	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$152,700	$73.42	80
6	Computer and Information Systems Managers in Maryland	$147,250	$70.79	120
7	Physician Assistants	$142,580	$68.55	90
8	Dentists, General	$136,010	$65.39	30
9	Pharmacists	$133,480	$64.17	130
10	Purchasing Managers	$133,290	$64.08	60
11	Human Resources Managers	$131,660	$63.30	70
12	Financial Managers in Maryland	$127,860	$61.47	310
13	Lawyers in Maryland	$127,450	$61.28	150
14	Nurse Practitioners	$125,550	$60.36	190
15	Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary	$123,350	*	150
16	Medical and Health Services Managers	$120,890	$58.12	250
17	Industrial Production Managers	$119,870	$57.63	70
18	Marketing Managers	$117,690	$56.58	70
19	Construction Managers	$117,540	$56.51	70
20	Software Developers in Maryland	$116,380	$55.95	90

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 Salisbury, MD

Rank	Occupation	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient	Median annual
1	Retail Salespersons in Maryland	1,790	33.33	1.33	$33,010
2	Registered Nurses in Maryland	1,620	30.21	1.39	$94,880
3	Fast Food and Counter Workers in Maryland	1,590	29.50	1.19	$31,200
4	General and Operations Managers in Maryland	1,410	26.30	1.17	$91,500
5	Cashiers in Maryland	1,200	22.29	1.12	$31,200
6	Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive in Maryland	1,150	21.37	1.95	$47,140
7	Home Health and Personal Care Aides in Maryland	1,010	18.76	0.68	$37,570
8	Nursing Assistants in Maryland	830	15.37	1.65	$38,740
9	Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners in Maryland	810	15.15	1.07	$35,650
9	Customer Service Representatives in Maryland	810	15.11	0.91	$37,260
11	Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand in Maryland	760	14.08	0.74	$39,910
12	First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers in Maryland	730	13.61	1.47	$64,370
13	Waiters and Waitresses in Maryland	690	12.83	0.88	$35,080
14	Stockers and Order Fillers in Maryland	680	12.70	0.70	$39,450
15	Maintenance and Repair Workers, General in Maryland	640	11.86	1.21	$48,160
16	Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education in Maryland	630	11.79	1.32	$72,250
16	Office Clerks, General in Maryland	630	11.75	0.74	$46,500
18	First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers in Maryland	580	10.83	1.50	$42,290
19	Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary in Maryland	560	10.40	1.14	$38,980
20	Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants in Maryland	540	10.11	1.63	$43,710

Most concentrated occupations in Salisbury, 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	First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers	7.68	140	2.64	$75,290
2	Community Health Workers	4.69	100	1.86	$45,110
3	Residential Advisors	4.52	130	2.47	$42,490
4	Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other	3.76	250	4.65	$49,350
5	Correctional Officers and Jailers	3.54	470	8.67	$64,250
5	Sewing Machine Operators	3.54	130	2.39	$31,200
7	Driver/Sales Workers	3.04	430	8.01	$44,490
8	Teachers and Instructors, All Other	2.48	100	1.82	$94,480
9	Meeting, Convention, and Event Planners	2.38	120	2.19	$44,830
10	Facilities Managers	2.18	120	2.19	$79,630

Occupation groups in Salisbury, MD

Group	Median annual	Mean annual	Employment	Jobs per 1,000	Location quotient
Management	$103,510	$121,740	3,850	71.67	1.00
Legal	$93,680	$111,640	260	4.76	0.57
Healthcare Practitioners and Technical	$86,630	$110,400	4,420	82.16	1.30
Computer and Mathematical	$83,530	$92,540	900	16.67	0.49
Architecture and Engineering	$78,470	$87,440	440	8.10	0.48
Educational Instruction and Library	$75,770	$76,600	4,100	76.33	1.30
Business and Financial Operations	$73,950	$78,850	2,650	49.33	0.73
Life, Physical, and Social Science	$72,730	$78,140	390	7.18	0.76
Protective Service	$61,930	$64,820	1,650	30.76	1.27
Community and Social Service	$57,750	$62,960	1,230	22.86	1.33
Construction and Extraction	$56,540	$61,010	1,850	34.40	0.83
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair	$55,680	$60,160	2,520	46.78	1.20
Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media	$51,940	$61,240	550	10.25	0.78
Office and Administrative Support	$46,400	$49,860	7,160	133.15	1.17
Transportation and Material Moving	$43,000	$46,910	4,070	75.72	0.86
Farming, Fishing, and Forestry	$41,360	$48,880	260	4.82	1.72
Healthcare Support	$37,890	$41,250	2,780	51.69	1.02
Production	$37,610	$45,760	1,990	37.10	0.67
Personal Care and Service	$37,180	$42,120	1,260	23.38	1.12
Building and Grounds Cleaning and Maintenance	$36,870	$39,050	1,650	30.60	1.05
Sales and Related	$35,140	$45,180	4,930	91.67	1.06
Food Preparation and Serving Related	$33,350	$36,920	4,870	90.62	1.03

Every occupation in Maryland, and the area's place among the state's metros, is on the state profile. All 240 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 Salisbury, MD estimates (area 41540).

*: Wage 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 Salisbury, 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.