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Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education salary in Maryland

The median preschool teachers, except special education in Maryland earns $44,600 a year, 17% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $2,945 a month.

10th percentile
$35,760
25th percentile
$36,750
Median percentile
$44,600
75th percentile
$47,710
90th percentile
$67,510

Based on 8,020 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

$35,340 take-home a year
Gross pay$44,600
Federal income tax−$3,172
Social Security + Medicare−$3,412
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$2,676
Monthly take-home$2,945
Every two weeks$1,359

Does it go far here?

$42,493Median pay in Maryland is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.0 vs 100).
58%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 preschool teachers, except special education salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland