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Philosophy and Religion Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Maryland

The median philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary in Maryland earns $78,360 a year, 2% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,938 a month.

10th percentile
$48,120
25th percentile
$61,820
Median percentile
$78,360
75th percentile
$102,780
90th percentile
$134,480

Based on 480 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

$59,255 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,360
Federal income tax−$8,409
Social Security + Medicare−$5,995
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$4,702
Monthly take-home$4,938
Every two weeks$2,279

Does it go far here?

$74,658Median pay in Maryland is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.0 vs 100).
35%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 philosophy and religion teachers, postsecondary salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland