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Photographers salary in Baltimore, MD

The median photographers in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $46,170 a year, 3% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,042 a month.

10th percentile
$31,200
25th percentile
$36,030
Median percentile
$46,170
75th percentile
$69,120
90th percentile
$86,930

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

$36,507 take-home a year
Gross pay$46,170
Federal income tax−$3,360
Social Security + Medicare−$3,532
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$2,770
Monthly take-home$3,042
Every two weeks$1,404

Does it go far here?

$44,187Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
53%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 photographers salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland