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Social and Human Service Assistants salary in Baltimore, MD

The median social and human service assistants in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $48,420 a year, 5% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,182 a month.

10th percentile
$37,680
25th percentile
$40,710
Median percentile
$48,420
75th percentile
$59,560
90th percentile
$68,890

Based on 3,230 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

$38,180 take-home a year
Gross pay$48,420
Federal income tax−$3,630
Social Security + Medicare−$3,704
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$2,905
Monthly take-home$3,182
Every two weeks$1,468

Does it go far here?

$46,341Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
51%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 social and human service assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland