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Lawyers salary in Baltimore, MD

The median lawyers in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $132,400 a year, 17% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $7,818 a month.

10th percentile
$85,620
25th percentile
$101,920
Median percentile
$132,400
75th percentile
$174,120
90th percentile
$264,130

Based on 7,520 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

$93,817 take-home a year
Gross pay$132,400
Federal income tax−$20,510
Social Security + Medicare−$10,129
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$7,944
Monthly take-home$7,818
Every two weeks$3,608

Does it go far here?

$126,714Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
21%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 lawyers salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland