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Salaries & Cost of Living in Howard County, MD

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 28 occupations in Howard County, MD.

Jobs listed
28
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
Median of medians
$46,355
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$1,625
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
100%
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Pay and cost of living in Howard County, MD

Howard County, MD is part of the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD labor market, and this page summarizes 28 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $46,355 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Financial Managers at $157,990, and the lowest is Fast Food and Counter Workers at $33,090.

A one-bedroom apartment in Howard County, 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 $47,301 a year, and every one of the 28 occupations listed here earns enough take-home pay to cover the four basics.

Each occupation links to a detailed page with gross pay, take-home pay, rent, food and energy costs, and the monthly budget margin. All pages share one method, which makes it easy to compare jobs inside Howard County, MD or against other counties.

All jobs in Howard County, MD, highest paying first

Showing 1–28 of 28.

Occupations in Howard County, MD ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Financial Managers$157,990$111,544$7,046
2Software Developers$138,900$99,504$6,042
3General and Operations Managers$117,040$85,634$4,887
4Project Management Specialists$103,720$76,924$4,161
5Registered Nurses$99,550$74,189$3,933
6Accountants and Auditors$85,160$64,749$3,146
7Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$76,400$59,002$2,667
8First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$75,590$58,471$2,623
9Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$61,840$49,212$1,851
10Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,460$47,413$1,701
11Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$52,100$41,849$1,238
12Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$49,220$39,672$1,056
13First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$46,760$37,812$901
14Construction Laborers$46,460$37,585$882
15Office Clerks, General$46,250$37,426$869
16Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$43,250$35,158$680
17Customer Service Representatives$42,850$34,856$655
18Nursing Assistants$42,770$34,795$650
19First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$38,760$31,764$397
20Stockers and Order Fillers$38,630$31,666$389
21Home Health and Personal Care Aides$37,640$30,917$327
22Security Guards$36,970$30,411$285
23Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$36,460$30,025$252
24Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$36,200$29,828$236
25Waiters and Waitresses$36,170$29,806$234
26Retail Salespersons$34,800$28,770$148
27Cashiers$33,760$27,984$82
28Fast Food and Counter Workers$33,090$27,477$40