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Salaries & Cost of Living in Cecil County, MD

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 69 occupations in Cecil County, MD.

Jobs listed
69
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Median of medians
$50,200
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,558
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
99%
68 of 69

Pay and cost of living in Cecil County, MD

Across the 69 occupations we cover in Cecil County, MD, the middle median salary is $50,200 a year. Pay runs from $29,800 for Home Health and Personal Care Aides up to $173,470 for Computer and Information Systems Managers, a spread of $143,670. Wages come from the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD survey area.

A one-bedroom apartment in Cecil County, MD has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,558 a month and a two-bedroom $1,860. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $26,192 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $50,969 a year, and 68 of the 69 occupations listed here (99%) earn 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.

All jobs in Cecil County, MD, highest paying first

Showing 1–50 of 69.

Occupations in Cecil County, MD ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Computer and Information Systems Managers$173,470$121,273$7,923
2Lawyers$170,660$119,507$7,776
3Financial Managers$166,920$117,157$7,580
4Sales Managers$156,500$110,608$7,035
5Software Developers$133,040$95,806$5,801
6Medical and Health Services Managers$122,920$89,400$5,267
7General and Operations Managers$121,630$88,583$5,199
8Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary$108,150$79,825$4,469
9Project Management Specialists$104,160$77,213$4,252
10Registered Nurses$101,180$75,258$4,089
11Management Analysts$100,920$75,087$4,075
12First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$95,840$71,755$3,797
13Financial and Investment Analysts$95,400$71,466$3,773
14Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$89,580$67,648$3,455
15Accountants and Auditors$85,990$65,293$3,258
16Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$80,560$61,731$2,962
17Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$79,420$60,983$2,899
18Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$78,570$60,426$2,853
19Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$77,760$59,894$2,809
20Human Resources Specialists$76,700$59,199$2,751
21Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products$76,580$59,120$2,744
22Electricians$74,590$57,815$2,635
23First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$72,700$56,575$2,532
24Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$71,020$55,473$2,440
25Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$70,710$55,270$2,423
26Paralegals and Legal Assistants$70,430$55,086$2,408
27First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$62,820$49,953$1,980
28Computer User Support Specialists$62,210$49,492$1,942
29Carpenters$61,780$49,167$1,915
30Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,370$47,345$1,763
31Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$58,460$46,657$1,705
32Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$58,140$46,415$1,685
33Construction Laborers$55,120$44,132$1,495
34Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$52,710$42,310$1,343
35Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$50,200$40,412$1,185
36First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$50,130$40,360$1,181
37Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$49,260$39,702$1,126
38Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$48,850$39,392$1,100
39Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$47,120$38,084$991
40Customer Service Representatives$47,070$38,046$988
41Office Clerks, General$47,060$38,039$987
42First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$46,580$37,676$957
43Nursing Assistants$46,220$37,404$934
44Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$46,140$37,343$929
45Medical Assistants$45,890$37,154$914
46Light Truck Drivers$45,740$37,041$904
47Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$45,680$36,995$900
48Social and Human Service Assistants$45,370$36,761$881
49Packers and Packagers, Hand$43,970$35,703$793
50Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$43,460$35,317$760