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Helpers--Carpenters salary in Baltimore, MD

The median helpers--carpenters in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $36,400 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,437 a month.

10th percentile
$31,660
25th percentile
$36,400
Median percentile
$36,400
75th percentile
$43,320
90th percentile
$51,990

Based on 300 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

$29,243 take-home a year
Gross pay$36,400
Federal income tax−$2,188
Social Security + Medicare−$2,785
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$2,184
Monthly take-home$2,437
Every two weeks$1,125

Does it go far here?

$34,837Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
66%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 helpers--carpenters salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland