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Physician Assistants salary in Baltimore, MD

The median physician assistants in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $138,790 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,150 a month.

10th percentile
$110,190
25th percentile
$130,460
Median percentile
$138,790
75th percentile
$160,090
90th percentile
$172,540

Based on 1,660 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

$97,802 take-home a year
Gross pay$138,790
Federal income tax−$22,044
Social Security + Medicare−$10,617
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$8,327
Monthly take-home$8,150
Every two weeks$3,762

Does it go far here?

$132,830Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
20%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 physician assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland