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Childcare Workers salary in Baltimore, MD

The median childcare workers in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $34,860 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,342 a month.

10th percentile
$31,260
25th percentile
$33,290
Median percentile
$34,860
75th percentile
$37,110
90th percentile
$45,140

Based on 3,630 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

$28,098 take-home a year
Gross pay$34,860
Federal income tax−$2,003
Social Security + Medicare−$2,667
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$2,092
Monthly take-home$2,342
Every two weeks$1,081

Does it go far here?

$33,363Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
69%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 childcare workers salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland