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Cooks, All Other salary in Maryland

The median cooks, all other in Maryland earns $32,150 a year, 15% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,174 a month.

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$31,720
Median percentile
$32,150
75th percentile
$40,720
90th percentile
$46,950

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

$26,084 take-home a year
Gross pay$32,150
Federal income tax−$1,678
Social Security + Medicare−$2,459
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$1,929
Monthly take-home$2,174
Every two weeks$1,003

Does it go far here?

$30,631Median pay in Maryland is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.0 vs 100).
78%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,705 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Maryland

JobMedian pay
Emergency Medicine Physicians$451,620
Surgeons, All Other$328,700
Family Medicine Physicians$285,730
General Internal Medicine Physicians$260,410
Chief Executives$248,660
Nurse Anesthetists$223,140
Physicians, All Other$212,080
Pediatricians, General$181,640

All cooks, all other salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland