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Salaries & Cost of Living in Montgomery County, MD

Median pay, take-home pay and what is left after rent, food and energy for 70 occupations in Montgomery County, MD.

Jobs listed
70
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Median of medians
$58,265
per year, before tax
1-bedroom rent
$2,204
HUD Fair Market Rent / month
Jobs covering basics
81%
57 of 70

Pay and cost of living in Montgomery County, MD

Montgomery County, MD is part of the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV labor market, and this page summarizes 70 occupations with published wages there. The median of their median salaries is $58,265 a year. The best-paid occupation listed is Computer and Information Systems Managers at $195,190, and the lowest is Fast Food and Counter Workers at $34,600.

A one-bedroom apartment in Montgomery County, MD has a HUD Fair Market Rent of $2,204 a month and a two-bedroom $2,438. Rent, food, home energy and gasoline for one adult add up to $33,944 a year. After federal, FICA and state income taxes, the average occupation here takes home $56,807 a year, and 57 of the 70 occupations listed here (81%) earn 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 Montgomery County, MD or against other counties.

All jobs in Montgomery County, MD, highest paying first

Showing 1–50 of 70.

Occupations in Montgomery County, MD ranked by median salary
#OccupationMedian salaryTake-homeLeft per month
1Computer and Information Systems Managers$195,190$136,108$8,514
2Lawyers$195,190$136,108$8,514
3Financial Managers$185,270$129,258$7,943
4General and Operations Managers$156,460$110,583$6,387
5Software Developers$154,930$109,619$6,306
6Information Security Analysts$148,950$105,845$5,992
7Medical and Health Services Managers$140,670$100,621$5,556
8Computer Systems Analysts$127,040$92,010$4,839
9Project Management Specialists$127,030$92,004$4,838
10Management Analysts$126,830$91,877$4,828
11Network and Computer Systems Administrators$125,430$90,990$4,754
12Financial and Investment Analysts$108,330$79,942$3,833
13Buyers and Purchasing Agents$104,880$77,685$3,645
14Registered Nurses$102,710$76,262$3,526
15Accountants and Auditors$102,140$75,888$3,495
16Public Relations Specialists$101,680$75,586$3,470
17Human Resources Specialists$100,830$75,028$3,424
18Compliance Officers$100,200$74,615$3,389
19Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$90,320$68,134$2,849
20Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$87,160$66,061$2,676
21First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$86,370$65,542$2,633
22Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$84,000$63,988$2,504
23First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$83,540$63,686$2,479
24Training and Development Specialists$82,400$62,938$2,416
25Paralegals and Legal Assistants$81,590$62,407$2,372
26Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$80,300$61,561$2,301
27Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$79,470$61,016$2,256
28Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$78,110$60,124$2,182
29Computer User Support Specialists$77,860$59,960$2,168
30First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$76,400$59,002$2,088
31Electricians$75,930$58,694$2,063
32Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$61,860$49,227$1,274
33Carpenters$60,800$48,426$1,207
34Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$59,820$47,685$1,145
35Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$59,290$47,284$1,112
36Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$57,240$45,735$983
37Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$53,660$43,028$757
38Office Clerks, General$51,880$41,683$645
39First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$50,530$40,662$560
40Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$48,280$38,961$418
41Bartenders$48,030$38,772$402
42Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$47,620$38,462$377
43First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$47,580$38,432$374
44Construction Laborers$47,430$38,318$365
45Security Guards$46,830$37,865$327
46Medical Assistants$46,640$37,721$315
47Substitute Teachers, Short-Term$46,470$37,593$304
48Light Truck Drivers$46,360$37,509$297
49Customer Service Representatives$46,220$37,404$288
50Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$46,200$37,388$287