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Cooks, All Other salary in Baltimore, MD

The median cooks, all other in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $39,960 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,658 a month.

10th percentile
$31,990
25th percentile
$37,870
Median percentile
$39,960
75th percentile
$46,360
90th percentile
$52,950

Based on 100 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

$31,890 take-home a year
Gross pay$39,960
Federal income tax−$2,615
Social Security + Medicare−$3,057
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$2,398
Monthly take-home$2,658
Every two weeks$1,227

Does it go far here?

$38,244Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
61%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 cooks, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland