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Materials Scientists salary in Baltimore, MD

The median materials scientists in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $92,390 a year, 22% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,690 a month.

10th percentile
$65,970
25th percentile
$73,310
Median percentile
$92,390
75th percentile
$138,000
90th percentile
$160,560

Based on 130 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

$68,283 take-home a year
Gross pay$92,390
Federal income tax−$11,496
Social Security + Medicare−$7,068
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$5,543
Monthly take-home$5,690
Every two weeks$2,626

Does it go far here?

$88,422Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
28%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 materials scientists salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland