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Surgical Assistants salary in Baltimore, MD

The median surgical assistants in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $53,990 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,527 a month.

10th percentile
$38,600
25th percentile
$47,460
Median percentile
$53,990
75th percentile
$97,210
90th percentile
$128,820

Based on 200 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

$42,322 take-home a year
Gross pay$53,990
Federal income tax−$4,299
Social Security + Medicare−$4,130
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$3,239
Monthly take-home$3,527
Every two weeks$1,628

Does it go far here?

$51,671Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
46%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 surgical assistants salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland