Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Maryland

Table 1 compares the top 100 highest-paying jobs in Maryland, ranked by annual average salary. For each job, the table displays the number of employees with that job, as well as the job's entry-level salary. (The entry-level salary is calculated based on the 10% of paid workers with the lowest salaries.)

Based on the table, we see that the highest-paying jobs in Maryland are those of general internal medicine physician, with an average annual salary of $236,050. The second highest-paying jobs are those of chief executive, with an average salary of $218,490.

All of the shown salary and employment information for Maryland has been computed using data published by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in April 2023. Notably, the highest-paying occupations change from year to year. Tables 2, 3, and 4 show the top 10 highest-paying occupations in Maryland in 2021, 2020, and 2019.

Table 1. Top 100 highest-paying jobs in Maryland (2022 survey)

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	No. of Empl i
1	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$236,050	$140,560	2,510
2	Chief Executives	$218,490	$89,750	4,360
3	All Other Physicians	$213,930	$64,070	7,390
4	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$206,280	$234,770	290
5	Psychiatrists	$204,630	$84,880	620
6	Nurse Anesthetists	$202,310	$55,310	540
7	Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$201,420	$139,430	140
8	Family Medicine Physicians	$199,910	$139,040	1,290
9	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$177,900	$148,100	530
10	General Pediatricians	$171,860	$91,000	800
11	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$165,360	$101,520	13,340
12	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$159,760	$101,210	4,480
13	Sales Engineers	$155,700	$83,100	1,160
14	Orthodontists	$150,330	$163,690	410
15	Natural Sciences Managers	$148,470	$103,480	4,100
16	Podiatrists	$148,420	$33,280	260
17	All Other Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners	$146,740	$92,810	5,980
18	Database Architects	$145,050	$75,740	900
19	Financial Managers	$143,060	$83,580	15,410
20	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$142,020	$65,570	110
21	Astronomers	$139,140	$73,100	690
22	Physicists	$138,860	$64,990	1,210
23	Purchasing Managers	$138,840	$89,170	2,250
24	Computer Network Architects	$137,640	$84,960	7,370
25	Electronics Engineers (Non Computer)	$135,760	$81,800	3,690
26	Hydrologists	$135,300	$77,440	60
27	Other Physical Scientists	$135,300	$71,360	2,070
28	Computer and Information Research Scientists	$135,160	$84,440	2,160
29	General Dentists	$135,000	$78,040	2,910
30	Aerospace Engineers	$134,640	$80,520	3,140
31	Optometrists	$134,070	$81,940	790
32	Chemical Engineers	$133,480	$79,680	570
33	All Other Managers	$131,610	$64,920	19,560
34	Pharmacists	$131,390	$81,620	5,780
35	Lawyers	$131,290	$73,380	12,950
36	Information Security Analysts	$131,260	$74,930	9,070
37	Marketing Managers	$131,140	$77,300	4,800
38	Compensation and Benefits Managers	$130,150	$77,580	530
39	Human Resources Managers	$130,150	$84,600	3,370
40	Commercial Pilots	$129,890	$73,600	500
41	Software Developers	$129,810	$80,720	27,800
42	Medical Dosimetrists	$129,140	$52,890	50
43	Computer Hardware Engineers	$128,680	$80,350	2,740
44	Computer Occupations, All Other	$127,780	$68,050	23,380
45	Medical and Health Services Managers	$127,390	$78,120	12,530
46	Training and Development Managers	$127,300	$82,770	1,240
47	Veterinarians	$127,110	$64,020	1,720
48	Elementary and Secondary School Education Administrators	$126,390	$82,590	5,400
49	Engineers, All Other	$126,190	$42,520	6,020
50	Radiologists	$125,750	$63,660	760
51	Nuclear Engineers	$124,920	$74,840	270
52	Advertising and Promotions Managers	$124,830	$73,690	690
53	Chemists	$124,610	$65,260	3,100
54	Economists	$124,610	$71,020	990
55	Sales Managers	$124,180	$63,020	8,630
56	Mathematicians	$124,130	$71,110	180
57	Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons	$123,530	$133,660	50
58	Nurse Midwives	$123,060	$104,000	180
59	Public Relations Managers	$122,210	$71,710	1,850
60	Physician Assistants	$118,390	$70,130	3,720
61	Data Scientists	$117,730	$67,860	2,010
62	Nurse Practitioners	$117,540	$81,710	4,170
63	Statisticians	$117,500	$84,540	3,240
64	Detectives and Criminal Investigators	$116,770	$59,070	890
65	Marine Engineers and Naval Architects	$114,150	$76,040	370
66	Social Scientists and Related Workers	$113,940	$57,390	2,150
67	Materials Engineers	$112,840	$80,160	740
68	Database Administrators	$112,000	$61,270	2,180
69	Electrical Engineers	$111,660	$71,890	4,540
70	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, and Hearing Officers	$111,470	$62,400	350
71	Health and Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers and Inspectors	$111,220	$63,060	510
72	Software Quality Assurance Analysts and Testers	$109,140	$61,480	9,170
73	Power Plant Operators	$108,600	$78,540	270
74	Management Analysts	$107,790	$65,000	19,580
75	Other Biological Scientists	$107,790	$61,940	4,840
76	Other Media and Communication Equipment Workers	$107,790	$32,700	540
77	Postsecondary Economics Teachers	$107,080	$61,890	230
78	Construction Managers	$107,000	$66,380	6,110
79	Budget Analysts	$106,810	$64,290	2,190
80	Other Psychologists	$106,810	$35,360	660
81	Gaming Managers	$106,640	$63,500	80
82	Other Education Administrators	$106,420	$58,740	1,760
83	Materials Scientists	$106,210	$49,170	160
84	Biomedical Engineers	$105,910	$60,340	590
85	Network and Computer Systems Administrators	$105,580	$64,700	9,310
86	Chiropractors	$105,560	$32,490	700
87	Computer Systems Analysts	$105,490	$64,040	14,440
88	Clinical and Counseling Psychologists	$105,440	$61,250	1,070
89	Postsecondary Education Administrators	$105,210	$77,360	3,080
90	Administrative Services Managers	$105,190	$64,290	5,050
91	Industrial Engineers	$104,980	$74,940	2,730
92	Computer Programmers	$104,900	$65,750	3,410
93	First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$104,660	$76,260	6,440
94	Postsecondary Engineering Teachers	$104,590	$62,240	910
95	Mechanical Engineers	$104,250	$66,840	5,290
96	Petroleum Pump System Operators, Refinery Operators, and Gaugers	$103,790	$76,400	40
97	Postsecondary Business Teachers	$103,650	$59,450	1,590
98	Atmospheric and Space Scientists	$103,480	$78,300	760
99	Captains, Mates, and Pilots of Water Vessels	$103,330	$50,390	510
100	Geographers	$101,800	$65,840	220

Table 2. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Maryland – 2021 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Chief Executives	$199,820
2	General Pediatricians	$192,260
3	Judges, Magistrate Judges, and Magistrates	$170,980
4	Other Specialists Dentists	$170,020
5	General Dentists	$160,690
6	Sales Engineers	$160,630
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$158,560
8	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$151,870
9	Political Scientists	$145,950
10	All Other Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners	$143,600

Table 3. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Maryland – 2020 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$205,380
2	Family Medicine Physicians	$201,220
3	Chief Executives	$197,770
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$195,250
5	General Pediatricians	$168,200
6	General Dentists	$157,720
7	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$156,540
8	Political Scientists	$154,190
9	Architectural and Engineering Managers	$146,070
10	Postsecondary Atmospheric, Earth, Marine, and Space Sciences Teachers	$143,650

Table 4. Top 10 highest-paying jobs in Maryland – 2019 survey

Rank	Job Description	Average Salary i
1	Obstetricians and Gynecologists	$206,280
2	Psychiatrists	$204,630
3	General Internal Medicine Physicians	$191,910
4	Nurse Anesthetists	$189,440
5	Chief Executives	$188,970
6	Family Medicine Physicians	$184,000
7	All Other Physicians; and Ophthalmologists, Except Pediatric	$182,090
8	General Pediatricians	$174,530
9	Computer and Information Systems Managers	$151,370
10	Postsecondary Law Teachers	$150,440

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