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Actors salary in Baltimore, MD

The median actors in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $77,168 a year, 28% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,874 a month.

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$38,730
Median percentile
$77,168
75th percentile
$78,333
90th percentile
$98,093

Based on 340 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$58,488 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,168
Federal income tax−$8,147
Social Security + Medicare−$5,903
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$4,630
Monthly take-home$4,874
Every two weeks$2,250

Does it go far here?

$73,854Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,611 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Baltimore, MD

JobMedian pay
General Internal Medicine Physicians$322,890
Family Medicine Physicians$307,400
Chief Executives$268,030
Physicians, All Other$218,770
Dentists, General$172,110
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,520
Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,350
Aerospace Engineers$166,980

All actors salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland