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There are 149 occupations in Maryland with a median salary above $100K per year. The highest-paying is Radiologists at $581,510/year. Based on 2025 Bureau of Labor Statistics data.
Data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025
Average salaries across all 50 states. Click a state to see its $100K+ jobs.
Ranked by median annual salary. Click any job to see the full salary breakdown.
| # | Occupation | Median Salary | Mean Salary | Workers |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Radiologists | $581,510 | $428,880 | N/A |
| 2 | Emergency Medicine Physicians | $451,620 | $387,020 | 550 |
| 3 | Dermatologists | $442,210 | $384,980 | 120 |
| 4 | Anesthesiologists | $418,010 | $371,320 | N/A |
| 5 | Orthodontists | $361,030 | $315,180 | N/A |
| 6 | Cardiologists | $337,230 | $380,510 | N/A |
| 7 | Obstetricians and Gynecologists | $306,310 | $330,570 | 160 |
| 8 | Psychiatrists | $305,320 | $306,100 | 460 |
| 9 | Neurologists | $302,840 | $281,640 | N/A |
| 10 | Family Medicine Physicians | $285,730 | $279,010 | 1,050 |
| 11 | General Internal Medicine Physicians | $260,410 | $276,280 | 3,250 |
| 12 | Physicians, Pathologists | $253,670 | $290,540 | 70 |
| 13 | Chief Executives | $248,660 | $299,580 | 3,180 |
| 14 | Nurse Anesthetists | $223,140 | $218,050 | 840 |
| 15 | Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric | $211,770 | $227,450 | 260 |
| 16 | Podiatrists | $201,940 | $195,310 | 330 |
| 17 | Pediatricians, General | $181,640 | $202,610 | 580 |
| 18 | Physicists | $174,390 | $166,770 | 1,200 |
| 19 | Architectural and Engineering Managers | $172,670 | $175,740 | 5,240 |
| 20 | Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates | $172,190 | $151,880 | 170 |
| 21 | Computer and Information Systems Managers | $171,490 | $176,850 | 14,620 |
| 22 | Natural Sciences Managers | $168,620 | $180,280 | 4,820 |
| 23 | Dentists, General | $168,500 | $185,740 | 2,100 |
| 24 | Optometrists | $165,840 | $148,910 | 780 |
| 25 | Veterinarians | $163,170 | $163,830 | 1,430 |
| 26 | Purchasing Managers | $161,470 | $157,990 | 2,380 |
| 27 | Computer Network Architects | $159,460 | $156,070 | 5,860 |
| 28 | Financial Managers | $158,750 | $170,350 | 19,770 |
| 29 | Nuclear Engineers | $157,960 | $155,410 | 180 |
| 30 | Aerospace Engineers | $156,750 | $159,590 | 3,180 |
| 31 | Electronics Engineers, Except Computer | $155,650 | $153,500 | 3,390 |
| 32 | Marketing Managers | $154,160 | $160,240 | 6,510 |
| 33 | Sales Engineers | $153,410 | $142,020 | 850 |
| 34 | Political Scientists | $153,380 | $148,440 | 100 |
| 35 | Human Resources Managers | $152,770 | $159,780 | 3,820 |
| 36 | Computer Hardware Engineers | $152,730 | $149,020 | 1,720 |
| 37 | Public Relations Managers | $149,380 | $166,120 | 1,530 |
| 38 | Medical Dosimetrists | $147,470 | $146,190 | 40 |
| 39 | Computer and Information Research Scientists | $145,310 | $148,630 | 2,870 |
| 40 | Economists | $144,680 | $146,600 | 1,130 |
| 41 | Hydrologists | $143,010 | $145,970 | 90 |
| 42 | Chemists | $140,670 | $139,100 | 2,480 |
| 43 | Materials Engineers | $140,640 | $140,770 | 740 |
| 44 | Nurse Midwives | $140,120 | $141,880 | 240 |
| 45 | Law Teachers, Postsecondary | $139,980 | $151,230 | 180 |
| 46 | Compensation and Benefits Managers | $139,860 | $159,390 | 430 |
| 47 | Information Security Analysts | $139,640 | $149,940 | 8,650 |
| 48 | Lawyers | $139,110 | $157,370 | 13,810 |
| 49 | Pharmacists | $138,990 | $140,730 | 5,400 |
| 50 | Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels | $138,950 | $143,980 | 450 |
| 51 | Software Developers | $138,680 | $151,560 | 31,350 |
| 52 | Physician Assistants | $137,560 | $139,740 | 2,950 |
| 53 | Sales Managers | $137,150 | $152,450 | N/A |
| 54 | Data Scientists | $136,370 | $144,080 | 3,340 |
| 55 | Economics Teachers, Postsecondary | $133,540 | $163,950 | 200 |
| 56 | Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers | $133,460 | $131,160 | 430 |
| 57 | Database Architects | $132,940 | $141,810 | 1,370 |
| 58 | Astronomers | $132,620 | $144,760 | 980 |
| 59 | Statisticians | $132,620 | $133,370 | 2,730 |
| 60 | Industrial Production Managers | $132,540 | $139,400 | 2,480 |
| 61 | Mathematicians | $131,810 | $135,250 | 160 |
| 62 | Medical and Health Services Managers | $131,810 | $148,720 | 17,030 |
| 63 | Education Administrators, Kindergarten through Secondary | $131,510 | $131,220 | 7,200 |
| 64 | Air Traffic Controllers | $131,290 | $136,220 | 70 |
| 65 | Commercial Pilots | $131,210 | $138,530 | 360 |
| 66 | Nurse Practitioners | $131,110 | $133,360 | 6,710 |
| 67 | Environmental Science Teachers, Postsecondary | $131,060 | $139,080 | 220 |
| 68 | Fundraising Managers | $130,750 | $143,780 | 810 |
| 69 | Marine Engineers and Naval Architects | $130,150 | $136,260 | 300 |
| 70 | Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | $129,920 | $142,260 | 90 |
| 71 | Atmospheric and Space Scientists | $128,800 | $127,180 | 750 |
| 72 | Construction Managers | $128,330 | $136,590 | 5,770 |
| 73 | Chemical Engineers | $127,190 | $128,790 | 500 |
| 74 | Actuaries | $126,950 | $133,930 | 580 |
| 75 | Detectives and Criminal Investigators | $126,730 | $130,040 | 1,010 |
| 76 | Business Teachers, Postsecondary | $126,560 | $131,980 | 2,280 |
| 77 | Computer Programmers | $125,570 | $117,210 | 2,490 |
| 78 | Electrical Engineers | $125,150 | $129,390 | 4,650 |
| 79 | Database Administrators | $124,300 | $126,510 | 2,300 |
| 80 | Library Science Teachers, Postsecondary | $123,170 | $108,720 | 90 |
| 81 | Mechanical Engineers | $122,870 | $125,850 | 6,550 |
| 82 | Elevator and Escalator Installers and Repairers | $122,260 | $110,960 | 810 |
| 83 | Training and Development Managers | $121,920 | $129,220 | 1,250 |
| 84 | Management Analysts | $121,680 | $119,870 | 19,170 |
| 85 | First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | $120,700 | $119,710 | 6,700 |
| 86 | Historians | $120,580 | $115,840 | 50 |
| 87 | First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers | $120,530 | $113,010 | 2,380 |
| 88 | Industrial Engineers | $119,930 | $122,990 | 3,900 |
| 89 | Education Administrators, Postsecondary | $118,550 | $142,450 | N/A |
| 90 | Network and Computer Systems Administrators | $118,290 | $123,570 | 9,230 |
| 91 | General and Operations Managers | $117,930 | $136,570 | 96,740 |
| 92 | Electrical and Electronics Repairers, Powerhouse, Substation, and Relay | $117,760 | $112,470 | N/A |
| 93 | Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary | $117,200 | $128,320 | 690 |
| 94 | Financial Risk Specialists | $117,130 | $122,690 | 890 |
| 95 | Administrative Services Managers | $115,550 | $128,410 | 4,320 |
| 96 | Geographers | $114,920 | $109,820 | 210 |
| 97 | Architects, Except Landscape and Naval | $114,550 | $119,770 | 1,800 |
| 98 | Power Distributors and Dispatchers | $113,660 | $110,470 | 50 |
| 99 | Computer Systems Analysts | $113,610 | $120,980 | 15,340 |
| 100 | Web Developers | $112,690 | $108,540 | 1,960 |
| 101 | Materials Scientists | $112,400 | $113,450 | 270 |
| 102 | Power Plant Operators | $111,260 | $107,840 | 330 |
| 103 | Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers | $111,100 | $123,410 | 5,880 |
| 104 | Physics Teachers, Postsecondary | $110,980 | $130,770 | 300 |
| 105 | Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors | $110,950 | $121,700 | 520 |
| 106 | Geoscientists, Except Hydrologists and Geographers | $110,510 | $114,240 | 390 |
| 107 | School Psychologists | $109,700 | $111,560 | 1,520 |
| 108 | Microbiologists | $108,470 | $114,990 | 1,590 |
| 109 | Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary | $108,160 | $144,770 | 7,460 |
| 110 | Dental Hygienists | $107,830 | $109,090 | 3,500 |
| 111 | Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary | $107,700 | $124,890 | 180 |
| 112 | Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists | $107,500 | $104,320 | 250 |
| 113 | Advertising and Promotions Managers | $107,380 | $125,060 | 460 |
| 114 | Emergency Management Directors | $107,200 | $117,800 | 150 |
| 115 | Radiation Therapists | $107,120 | $107,270 | 250 |
| 116 | Occupational Therapists | $106,980 | $106,300 | 2,390 |
| 117 | Physical Therapists | $106,890 | $110,700 | 3,940 |
| 118 | Electrical Power-Line Installers and Repairers | $106,090 | $97,450 | 1,830 |
| 119 | Budget Analysts | $106,020 | $110,120 | 2,490 |
| 120 | Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists | $106,000 | $115,930 | 6,760 |
| 121 | Political Science Teachers, Postsecondary | $105,630 | $126,130 | 370 |
| 122 | Magnetic Resonance Imaging Technologists | $105,230 | $105,540 | 770 |
| 123 | Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers | $105,180 | $117,050 | 3,550 |
| 124 | Bioengineers and Biomedical Engineers | $105,090 | $110,100 | 550 |
| 125 | Anthropology and Archeology Teachers, Postsecondary | $104,770 | $122,380 | 70 |
| 126 | Health Education Specialists | $104,470 | $106,630 | 2,220 |
| 127 | Writers and Authors | $104,330 | $109,650 | 540 |
| 128 | Nuclear Medicine Technologists | $104,150 | $104,970 | 330 |
| 129 | Project Management Specialists | $104,040 | $112,710 | 30,530 |
| 130 | Geography Teachers, Postsecondary | $103,430 | $126,310 | 110 |
| 131 | Financial Examiners | $102,980 | $114,360 | 350 |
| 132 | Gas Plant Operators | $102,950 | $95,350 | 180 |
| 133 | Logisticians | $102,700 | $107,090 | 6,840 |
| 134 | Architecture Teachers, Postsecondary | $102,240 | $100,290 | 50 |
| 135 | Instructional Coordinators | $102,220 | $97,360 | 4,350 |
| 136 | Geological Technicians, Except Hydrologic Technicians | $102,090 | $104,970 | 30 |
| 137 | Epidemiologists | $101,830 | $105,540 | 600 |
| 138 | Acupuncturists | $101,650 | $91,490 | N/A |
| 139 | Chemistry Teachers, Postsecondary | $101,530 | $112,680 | 310 |
| 140 | Psychology Teachers, Postsecondary | $101,430 | $121,600 | 640 |
| 141 | Technical Writers | $100,990 | $104,800 | 1,780 |
| 142 | Radio, Cellular, and Tower Equipment Installers and Repairers | $100,800 | $109,390 | 370 |
| 143 | Transportation Inspectors | $100,700 | $102,860 | 250 |
| 144 | Civil Engineers | $100,680 | $107,320 | 5,240 |
| 145 | Funeral Home Managers | $100,670 | $103,560 | 260 |
| 146 | Sociologists | $100,660 | $100,930 | 50 |
| 147 | Biochemists and Biophysicists | $100,650 | $104,090 | 690 |
| 148 | Aircraft Mechanics and Service Technicians | $100,500 | $94,270 | 1,070 |
| 149 | Financial and Investment Analysts | $100,370 | $116,600 | 5,360 |
The $100K+ jobs in Maryland are concentrated in Healthcare Practitioners, Management fields.
22.4% of all tracked occupations in MD earn a median salary above $100K. The entry point for this group is $100,370/year (Financial and Investment Analysts), while the top earner makes $581,510/year.
Maryland ranks #6 among all 50 states for the number of $100K+ jobs.
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These are gross salaries. After federal, state, and FICA taxes, take-home pay is lower.
This list includes all occupations with BLS-published state-level median salary data above $100K per year. Data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates. See our Methodology page for details.