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Respiratory Therapists salary in Baltimore, MD

The median respiratory therapists in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $88,020 a year, 7% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,456 a month.

10th percentile
$68,310
25th percentile
$81,920
Median percentile
$88,020
75th percentile
$99,480
90th percentile
$106,430

Based on 960 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

$65,471 take-home a year
Gross pay$88,020
Federal income tax−$10,534
Social Security + Medicare−$6,734
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$5,281
Monthly take-home$5,456
Every two weeks$2,518

Does it go far here?

$84,240Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
30%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 respiratory therapists salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland