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Air Traffic Controllers salary in Maryland

The median air traffic controllers in Maryland earns $131,290 a year, 11% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,760 a month.

10th percentile
$96,600
25th percentile
$118,350
Median percentile
$131,290
75th percentile
$164,920
90th percentile
$169,920

Based on 70 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

$93,125 take-home a year
Gross pay$131,290
Federal income tax−$20,244
Social Security + Medicare−$10,044
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$7,877
Monthly take-home$7,760
Every two weeks$3,582

Does it go far here?

$125,087Median pay in Maryland is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.0 vs 100).
22%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,705 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Maryland

JobMedian pay
Emergency Medicine Physicians$451,620
Surgeons, All Other$328,700
Family Medicine Physicians$285,730
General Internal Medicine Physicians$260,410
Chief Executives$248,660
Nurse Anesthetists$223,140
Physicians, All Other$212,080
Pediatricians, General$181,640

All air traffic controllers salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland