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Water and Wastewater Treatment Plant and System Operators salary in Baltimore, MD

The median water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $60,640 a year, 1% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,939 a month.

10th percentile
$47,910
25th percentile
$49,820
Median percentile
$60,640
75th percentile
$76,730
90th percentile
$100,260

Based on 910 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

$47,266 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,640
Federal income tax−$5,097
Social Security + Medicare−$4,639
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$3,638
Monthly take-home$3,939
Every two weeks$1,818

Does it go far here?

$58,036Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
41%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 water and wastewater treatment plant and system operators salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland