Pay and cost of living in Baltimore city, MD
Across the 48 occupations we cover in Baltimore city, MD, the middle median salary is $47,880 a year. Pay runs from $33,090 for Fast Food and Counter Workers up to $168,520 for Computer and Information Systems Managers, a spread of $135,430. Wages come from the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD survey area.
A one-bedroom apartment in Baltimore city, MD has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,625 a month and a two-bedroom $2,006. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $26,996 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $50,949 a year, and every one of the 48 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.
Open any occupation below for its full payslip, the tax breakdown, the rent comparison and a plain-English explanation of what is left after the basics. Every figure uses the same method, so results are comparable from one job and one county to the next.
Housing, taxes and commute in Baltimore city, MD
The figures below are exact U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates for Baltimore city, MD, set beside the Maryland and national medians.
Median household income in Baltimore city, MD is $62,177, 40% below the Maryland median of $103,678 and $80,734 nationally. A year of one-bedroom Fair Market Rent ($19,500) equals 31.4% of that income. The median of the occupation medians listed here, $47,880, is 23% below household income, which is expected because a household can hold more than one earner.
Homeowners in Baltimore city, MD pay a median of $3,354 a year in real estate taxes, 18% below the Maryland median of $4,093. With a median home value of $229,600, 45% below the Maryland median of $419,900, the ratio of the two medians is 1.46% a year.
Renters in Baltimore city, MD pay a median gross rent of $1,331 a month in the Census survey, 22% below the Maryland median of $1,705. HUD's one-bedroom Fair Market Rent used for the budgets on this site is $1,625; the Census figure covers rental units of every size.
Workers in Baltimore city, MD who travel to a workplace spend an average of 29.1 minutes each way, 6% below the Maryland average of 31.1. 17.8% of workers work from home, compared with 15.1% nationally.