Salary and cost of living across Maryland
We track 113 occupations in 12 counties of Maryland. The middle median salary across all of those county-job combinations is $58,300 a year. Pick a county to see how its jobs pay after taxes and after rent, food and energy.
Housing is the biggest difference between places: a one-bedroom Fair Market Rent runs from $1,558 a month in Cecil County, MD to $2,204 in Montgomery County, MD. Among counties with at least 20 listed occupations, Montgomery County, MD has the highest median-of-medians pay at $66,980. Baltimore County, MD has the largest share of occupations (100%) whose take-home pay covers rent, food, energy and gasoline.