Paycheck Atlas

Computer Programmers salary in Baltimore, MD

The median computer programmers in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $106,420 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,443 a month.

10th percentile
$70,330
25th percentile
$83,010
Median percentile
$106,420
75th percentile
$134,960
90th percentile
$178,840

Based on 780 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

$77,311 take-home a year
Gross pay$106,420
Federal income tax−$14,582
Social Security + Medicare−$8,141
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$6,385
Monthly take-home$6,443
Every two weeks$2,974

Does it go far here?

$101,850Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
25%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 computer programmers salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland