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Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education salary in Maryland

The median secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education in Maryland earns $78,670 a year, 9% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,955 a month.

10th percentile
$58,150
25th percentile
$62,300
Median percentile
$78,670
75th percentile
$98,690
90th percentile
$102,690

Based on 16,640 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

$59,454 take-home a year
Gross pay$78,670
Federal income tax−$8,477
Social Security + Medicare−$6,018
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$4,720
Monthly take-home$4,955
Every two weeks$2,287

Does it go far here?

$74,953Median 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 secondary school teachers, except special and career/technical education salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland