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Materials Scientists salary in Maryland

The median materials scientists in Maryland earns $112,400 a year, 5% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $6,763 a month.

10th percentile
$69,990
25th percentile
$77,580
Median percentile
$112,400
75th percentile
$135,830
90th percentile
$165,670

Based on 270 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

$81,159 take-home a year
Gross pay$112,400
Federal income tax−$15,898
Social Security + Medicare−$8,599
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$6,744
Monthly take-home$6,763
Every two weeks$3,122

Does it go far here?

$107,089Median pay in Maryland is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.0 vs 100).
25%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,705 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Maryland

JobMedian pay
Emergency Medicine Physicians$451,620
Surgeons, All Other$328,700
Family Medicine Physicians$285,730
General Internal Medicine Physicians$260,410
Chief Executives$248,660
Nurse Anesthetists$223,140
Physicians, All Other$212,080
Pediatricians, General$181,640

All materials scientists salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland