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Chemists salary in Baltimore, MD

The median chemists in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $118,880 a year, 30% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,111 a month.

10th percentile
$65,070
25th percentile
$84,590
Median percentile
$118,880
75th percentile
$155,270
90th percentile
$185,220

Based on 610 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

$85,329 take-home a year
Gross pay$118,880
Federal income tax−$17,324
Social Security + Medicare−$9,094
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$7,133
Monthly take-home$7,111
Every two weeks$3,282

Does it go far here?

$113,775Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
23%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 chemists salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland