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Editors salary in Baltimore, MD

The median editors in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $79,730 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,011 a month.

10th percentile
$47,480
25th percentile
$60,820
Median percentile
$79,730
75th percentile
$101,850
90th percentile
$126,340

Based on 670 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

$60,136 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,730
Federal income tax−$8,711
Social Security + Medicare−$6,099
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$4,784
Monthly take-home$5,011
Every two weeks$2,313

Does it go far here?

$76,306Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
32%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 editors salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland