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Paralegals and Legal Assistants salary in Baltimore, MD

The median paralegals and legal assistants in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $65,640 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,249 a month.

10th percentile
$49,930
25th percentile
$51,660
Median percentile
$65,640
75th percentile
$81,560
90th percentile
$97,510

Based on 3,880 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

$50,983 take-home a year
Gross pay$65,640
Federal income tax−$5,697
Social Security + Medicare−$5,021
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$3,938
Monthly take-home$4,249
Every two weeks$1,961

Does it go far here?

$62,821Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
38%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 paralegals and legal assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland