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Biochemists and Biophysicists salary in Baltimore, MD

The median biochemists and biophysicists in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $98,650 a year, 23% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,026 a month.

10th percentile
$65,720
25th percentile
$67,080
Median percentile
$98,650
75th percentile
$120,030
90th percentile
$137,360

Based on 210 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

$72,311 take-home a year
Gross pay$98,650
Federal income tax−$12,873
Social Security + Medicare−$7,547
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$5,919
Monthly take-home$6,026
Every two weeks$2,781

Does it go far here?

$94,414Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
27%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 biochemists and biophysicists salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland