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Chemical Engineers salary in Baltimore, MD

The median chemical engineers in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $128,610 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,621 a month.

10th percentile
$63,150
25th percentile
$80,830
Median percentile
$128,610
75th percentile
$156,750
90th percentile
$195,190

Based on 180 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

$91,454 take-home a year
Gross pay$128,610
Federal income tax−$19,600
Social Security + Medicare−$9,839
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$7,717
Monthly take-home$7,621
Every two weeks$3,517

Does it go far here?

$123,087Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
21%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 chemical engineers salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland