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Maryland Salary Calculator 2026

Convert hourly ↔ annual salary and benchmark your pay against Maryland-adjusted BLS medians for 20+ trade roles. Maryland is pre-selected; includes overtime.

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Hourly ↔ Annual Reference Table

Hourly RateAnnual (2,080 hrs)MonthlyWeekly
$15.00/hr$31,200$2,600$600
$20.00/hr$41,600$3,467$800
$25.00/hr$52,000$4,333$1,000
$30.00/hr$62,400$5,200$1,200
$35.00/hr$72,800$6,067$1,400
$40.00/hr$83,200$6,933$1,600
$45.00/hr$93,600$7,800$1,800
$50.00/hr$104,000$8,667$2,000
$60.00/hr$124,800$10,400$2,400
$75.00/hr$156,000$13,000$3,000
$100.00/hr$208,000$17,333$4,000
$125.00/hr$260,000$21,667$5,000

Salary Calculator FAQ

How do you convert hourly rate to annual salary?

Multiply your hourly rate by 2,080 (40 hours × 52 weeks) for a standard full-time annual salary. Example: $30/hr × 2,080 = $62,400/yr. For overtime weeks, use: (40 hrs × rate) + (OT hrs × rate × 1.5) × number of weeks.

How many working hours are in a year?

Standard full-time: 2,080 hours (40 × 52). Minus 10 federal holidays (80 hrs): 2,000 paid hours. Minus 2 weeks vacation (80 hrs): 1,920 hours actually worked. BLS uses 2,080 for hourly-to-annual conversions. Turnaround and shutdown workers can exceed 3,000 hours/yr with heavy overtime.

What is time-and-a-half overtime?

Under the FLSA, non-exempt employees must receive 1.5× their regular rate for all hours worked beyond 40 in a workweek. Example: $30/hr base · regular week = $1,200 (40 hrs) · one 10-hr OT week = $1,200 + ($30 × 1.5 × 10) = $1,200 + $450 = $1,650. Double time (2×) is not federally required but common in petrochemical and union contracts.

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How Maryland salaries compare to the national market

Maryland trade wages run about 7% above the national median (BLS OEWS May 2025), and this calculator applies a 1.07 Maryland wage index to national medians. The Washington orbit does the lifting: federal facilities, data centers and BWI-corridor cyber and defense work keep suburban Maryland trades busy at about 8% above the state figure, with Baltimore close behind on hospital and port work. The tax side bites twice, progressive state rates to 5.75% plus a county income tax of 2.25% to 3.2% that every Maryland jurisdiction levies.

Maryland: maryland salary calculator — Maryland wage index 1.07× national BLS median, Gross vs national ~7% above, State income tax Progressive 2%-5.75%. Simplified outline of Maryland, stylised and not to scale.
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Maryland trade salaries at a glance (2026 BLS)

Maryland-adjusted BLS OEWS medians for common skilled trades (national median localised with the 1.07 Maryland wage index). Enter your own pay in the calculator above to benchmark against any role.

TradeMaryland median / yrNational medianMaryland / hr
Electrician$67,610$63,190$32.50
Plumber$68,270$63,800$32.82
HVAC Technician$65,280$61,010$31.38
Pipefitter$68,270$63,800$32.82
Ironworker$67,170$62,780$32.29
Carpenter$64,820$60,580$31.16

Trade pay by Maryland metro

Local BLS medians vs the Maryland state average.

MetroMedianvs state
Bethesda-Rockville (DC suburbs)$73,0201.08× state
Baltimore-Towson$68,9601.02× state
Frederick$66,2600.98× state
Hagerstown$60,8500.9× state
How much combined income tax does a Maryland tradesperson pay?

Typically 7% to 9% of taxable income. Maryland's state brackets top out at 5.75% for ordinary earners, and every county plus Baltimore City adds a piggyback income tax between about 2.25% and 3.2%, withheld with your state tax. Montgomery and Prince George's counties sit at the top of that range, which trims the region's wage premium.

Why do Maryland trades earn above the national median?

Proximity to Washington. Federal campuses (NIH, NSA at Fort Meade, Andrews), a dense hospital and university market in Baltimore, port work at Dundalk and Sparrows Point, and fast-growing data-center construction in Frederick County all price labor against the high-cost capital region, pushing Maryland pay about 7% over the national figure.

How accurate is the Maryland benchmark in this calculator?

The calculator applies a Maryland wage index (1.07×) to national BLS OEWS medians, a reference estimate, not a quote. The Washington-suburb counties run above the state figure while Western Maryland and the Eastern Shore run well below it. For exact BLS state and metro medians with percentiles, use the Maryland salary guide.

What is the median trade salary in Maryland?

It varies by role: the Maryland electrician median is about $67,610, plumbers $68,270, HVAC technicians $65,280, and pipefitters $68,270 (BLS OEWS May 2025, Maryland-adjusted). Enter your own pay in the calculator to see your percentile against any role.

How is the Maryland wage index applied?

National BLS OEWS medians are multiplied by a 1.07 Maryland factor to localise them, reflecting that Maryland gross pay runs about 7% above the national average. Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. It is a reference estimate, not an employer offer.

Which Maryland metros pay trades the most?

The Bethesda-Rockville and DC-suburb market leads at about 8% above the state median on federal and data-center work. Baltimore-Towson tracks a couple of points above the state figure on hospital, stadium and port projects, Frederick rides data-center growth just below parity, and Hagerstown and the western panhandle run lowest.

Do Maryland trade wages include overtime?

The benchmark medians are base pay. Maryland follows the federal FLSA standard of 1.5x after 40 hours a week, and federal and data-center schedules generate consistent overtime. This calculator lets you add overtime hours at 1.5x (or 2x) to model total annual pay, remember county income tax applies to overtime as well.

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Sources & methodology

Salary figures are U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS (May 2025) national medians localised with a 1.07 Maryland wage index; hourly rates assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Primary sources: BLS OEWS · Comptroller of Maryland · Maryland Department of Labor. Reviewed 2026-07-21 by the GlobalCybers Data Desk · reference estimates, not an offer of pay. Full methodology →

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