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Public Relations Specialists salary in Maryland

The median public relations specialists in Maryland earns $79,560 a year, 6% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,002 a month.

10th percentile
$42,060
25th percentile
$58,600
Median percentile
$79,560
75th percentile
$108,160
90th percentile
$147,220

Based on 4,190 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

$60,027 take-home a year
Gross pay$79,560
Federal income tax−$8,673
Social Security + Medicare−$6,086
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$4,774
Monthly take-home$5,002
Every two weeks$2,309

Does it go far here?

$75,801Median pay in Maryland is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.0 vs 100).
34%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 public relations specialists salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland