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Geographers salary in Baltimore, MD

The median geographers in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $104,770 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,354 a month.

10th percentile
$71,840
25th percentile
$72,240
Median percentile
$104,770
75th percentile
$126,830
90th percentile
$140,670

Based on 30 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

$76,249 take-home a year
Gross pay$104,770
Federal income tax−$14,219
Social Security + Medicare−$8,015
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$6,286
Monthly take-home$6,354
Every two weeks$2,933

Does it go far here?

$100,271Median 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 geographers salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland