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Recreational Therapists salary in Baltimore, MD

The median recreational therapists in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $64,700 a year, 4% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,190 a month.

10th percentile
$39,220
25th percentile
$44,160
Median percentile
$64,700
75th percentile
$76,230
90th percentile
$92,050

Based on 160 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

$50,284 take-home a year
Gross pay$64,700
Federal income tax−$5,584
Social Security + Medicare−$4,950
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$3,882
Monthly take-home$4,190
Every two weeks$1,934

Does it go far here?

$61,922Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
38%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 recreational therapists salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland