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Software Developers salary in Maryland

The median software developers in Maryland earns $138,680 a year, 2% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $8,144 a month.

10th percentile
$87,690
25th percentile
$109,120
Median percentile
$138,680
75th percentile
$178,000
90th percentile
$222,610

Based on 31,350 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

$97,733 take-home a year
Gross pay$138,680
Federal income tax−$22,017
Social Security + Medicare−$10,609
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$8,321
Monthly take-home$8,144
Every two weeks$3,759

Does it go far here?

$132,128Median pay in Maryland is worth this at average US prices (local price level 105.0 vs 100).
21%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

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