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Highest Paying Jobs in Maryland

Ranked by the average of the local median wages BLS publishes for Maryland, among 113 occupations with at least 1,000 workers in the state.

Highest paying occupations in Maryland
#OccupationAverage median wageWorkers in state
1Public Relations Managers$183,94511,550
2Computer and Information Systems Managers$182,60943,680
3Lawyers$181,69974,220
4Financial Managers$172,83056,530
5Marketing Managers$167,64720,930
6Sales Managers$163,54319,840
7Computer Network Architects$155,17315,290
8Software Developers$146,841115,990
9Information Security Analysts$144,60324,280
10General and Operations Managers$136,159236,140
11Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary$131,12820,280
12Medical and Health Services Managers$129,05135,310
13Data Scientists$123,70516,970
14Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$122,99514,270
15Management Analysts$121,24988,240
16Network and Computer Systems Administrators$118,23419,440
17Operations Research Analysts$117,38012,660
18Computer Systems Analysts$117,26635,210
19Project Management Specialists$115,75672,640
20Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$112,83913,920
21Personal Financial Advisors$109,20315,200
22Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$102,17016,640
23Financial and Investment Analysts$101,60524,360
24Logisticians$101,05817,530
25Registered Nurses$100,869158,640

Highest-paying jobs in Maryland

This ranking covers 113 occupations that employ at least 1,000 people in Maryland. The figure used is the employment-weighted average of the local median wages published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS, May 2025) for the state's wage areas. Public Relations Managers comes first at $183,945 a year; number 25 on the list, Registered Nurses, averages $100,869.

Each occupation links to its Maryland page with the wage areas, the counties and what is left after taxes and living costs. Pay is only part of the picture, so compare it with local rents and taxes before choosing where to work.