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Highest Paying Jobs in Maryland

Ranked by the average of the local median wages BLS publishes for Maryland, among 103 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
11Medical and Health Services Managers$129,05135,310
12Data Scientists$123,70516,970
13Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers$122,99514,270
14Management Analysts$121,24988,240
15Network and Computer Systems Administrators$118,23419,440
16Operations Research Analysts$117,38012,660
17Computer Systems Analysts$117,26635,210
18Project Management Specialists$115,75672,640
19Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$112,83913,920
20Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists$102,17016,640
21Financial and Investment Analysts$101,60524,360
22Logisticians$101,05817,530
23Registered Nurses$100,869158,640
24Civil Engineers$100,60617,510
25Buyers and Purchasing Agents$94,03829,050

Highest-paying jobs in Maryland

This ranking covers 103 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, Buyers and Purchasing Agents, averages $94,038.

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.