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Transportation Security Screeners salary in Baltimore, MD

The median transportation security screeners in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $72,240 a year, 8% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,610 a month.

10th percentile
$57,160
25th percentile
$69,910
Median percentile
$72,240
75th percentile
$76,900
90th percentile
$79,230

Based on 550 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

$55,316 take-home a year
Gross pay$72,240
Federal income tax−$7,063
Social Security + Medicare−$5,526
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$4,334
Monthly take-home$4,610
Every two weeks$2,128

Does it go far here?

$69,138Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
35%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 transportation security screeners salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland