What jobs pay in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson

$76,370avg. a year, all jobs
$36.72 an hour · 1,356,680 employed

Average and median pay for 76 common jobs in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, May 2025.

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Average annual pay, May 2025 (jobs on this site)

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Pay for 76 jobs in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson

Sorted by number of jobs. We list the jobs with the most workers in this metro area.

JobAvg. payJobs
General and Operations Managers$134,76044,960
Retail Salespersons$37,32039,920
Registered Nurses$99,10030,930
Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical, and Executive$50,99029,780
Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand$43,01028,350
Home Health and Personal Care Aides$38,96026,880
Cashiers$34,67022,300
Fast Food and Counter Workers$33,82021,090
Waiters and Waitresses$43,03019,590
Janitors and Cleaners, Except Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$38,83019,050
Customer Service Representatives$45,80017,480
Stockers and Order Fillers$40,71017,180
Software Developers$153,91016,850
Business Operations Specialists, All Other$102,65016,400
Security Guards$42,62016,020
Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers$60,77015,580
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers$76,19015,070
Project Management Specialists$111,58014,700
Nursing Assistants$42,63013,580
Accountants and Auditors$94,88013,550
Elementary School Teachers, Except Special Education$76,57013,150
Sales Representatives of Services, Except Advertising, Insurance, Financial Services, and Travel$72,47011,340
Teaching Assistants, Except Postsecondary$40,56011,310
Maintenance and Repair Workers, General$54,55011,250
Office and Administrative Support Workers, All Other$53,21011,050
First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers$45,73010,940
Office Clerks, General$48,13010,880
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers$50,53010,860
Construction Laborers$47,64010,520
Financial Managers$170,8309,990
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education$79,2409,300
Computer Occupations, All Other$131,8109,010
Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators$47,4508,680
Receptionists and Information Clerks$39,4708,660
Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants$49,2008,640
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerks$55,8108,540
Management Analysts$118,1508,500
Executive Secretaries and Executive Administrative Assistants$80,5908,260
Medical Assistants$46,8808,170
Medical and Health Services Managers$140,3008,060
Human Resources Specialists$89,8907,930
Light Truck Drivers$51,4207,790
Cooks, Restaurant$39,3307,760
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$81,8107,670
Shipping, Receiving, and Inventory Clerks$48,1407,560
Lawyers$154,1907,520
Landscaping and Groundskeeping Workers$43,3507,480
Computer and Information Systems Managers$173,7907,010
Electricians$72,7906,930
Managers, All Other$147,1206,920
Computer Systems Analysts$121,6306,850
Food Preparation Workers$36,9106,830
First-Line Supervisors of Transportation and Material Moving Workers, Except Aircraft Cargo Handling Supervisors$77,1706,680
Bartenders$45,0206,430
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics$57,7506,340
Maids and Housekeeping Cleaners$35,4306,100
Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers$37,9805,950
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists$83,9105,920
Driver/Sales Workers$43,0405,260
Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$70,7805,220
Substance Abuse, Behavioral Disorder, and Mental Health Counselors$62,2005,160
Licensed Practical and Licensed Vocational Nurses$74,3405,120
Computer User Support Specialists$66,9505,080
Compliance Officers$88,5605,030
First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers$87,3804,970
Computer Network Support Specialists$113,4104,910
Dishwashers$33,8204,770
Securities, Commodities, and Financial Services Sales Agents$82,4704,750
Network and Computer Systems Administrators$126,7404,620
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education$45,6404,610
Information Security Analysts$150,6504,600
Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers$80,8104,600
Exercise Trainers and Group Fitness Instructors$53,8204,420
Buyers and Purchasing Agents$92,0404,360
Training and Development Specialists$80,5204,360
Pharmacy Technicians$45,4504,130
Sources and notes. U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025. Metro area: Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metropolitan statistical area (BLS area code 12580). Wages are gross pay before taxes and don't include overtime premiums, tips, bonuses or benefits; self-employed workers aren't included. How we use the data. JobPayFacts isn't affiliated with BLS.