The annual salary statistics of legislators in Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland is shown in Table 1. The wage data of legislators in Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2019 and published in April 2020 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $17,590 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $72,640 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $98,060 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $114,770 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for legislators in Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $114,770. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $72,640. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,590.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of legislators from 2012 to 2014. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2019.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 2-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | $72,640 | 19.30% | 72.71% |
| 2013 | $58,620 | 66.19% | - |
| 2012 | $19,820 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $72,640, Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick is the highest paying city for legislators in state of Maryland, followed by Baltimore-Towson (median annual salary $55,880). In comparison, the median annual salary of legislators in Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick is 23.1 percent (23.1%) higher than that in Baltimore-Towson.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick | |
| Baltimore-Towson | |
| Maryland nonmetropolitan area | |
| Salisbury | |
| Upper Eastern Shore nonmetropolitan area |