Aircraft Service Attendants in Maryland
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$56,255
after federal, FICA and Maryland tax
Tax takes
$15,485
21.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$54,110
Maryland costs more than average
On that salary you would be around the 25th percentile for this work in Maryland — roughly, since only five points along the band are published.
One filer, standard deduction, no dependants and nothing paid in before tax — the same household the rest of this page uses, so the comparison holds. City and school-district income taxes are not included.
Median here
$71,740
Kept after tax
$56,255
Worth in national money
$54,110
State rank
1
of 46 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Maryland is one of the better-paying states for aircraft service attendants. The middle earner takes $71,740, which ranks 1 of 46 states with published figures. That is about 77.35% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 489 occupations Maryland reports figures for, this is number 207.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $71,740 the take-home is $56,255. But Maryland costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $54,110 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is lower, $62,710, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Maryland ranks 1 of 46 states publishing a median for aircraft service attendants, at $71,740 — about 77.35% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- In Maryland's occupational distribution, aircraft service attendants sits at 207 of 489 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Maryland income tax is $56,255 for aircraft service attendants, from $71,740. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $54,110. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $62,710 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Aircraft Service Attendants
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $38,170 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $71,740 |
| Top tenth earn over | $79,280 |
| This salary | $71,740 |
Positions between the published tenth, quarter, half, three-quarter and ninetieth points are estimated by straight line.
The same pay, somewhere else
The state median for this job
| Take-home in Maryland | $56,255 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $59,299 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,913 |
State income tax and state price levels only. No city income tax, and no housing market.
What you would need there
The state median for this job
| To match take-home only | $67,413 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$9,013 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Half the people doing this work in Maryland earn less than $71,740. The published range is $38,170 up to $79,280, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Maryland the take-home figure of $56,255, from $71,740, assumes one filer, no dependants, and nothing paid into a pension before tax. Each of those lowers the bill, so treat it as the plain case. City and school-district income taxes are not included either, and in a few states those are real money. It ranks 207 of 489 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $54,110 uses one figure for the whole of Maryland. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 489 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 207.
- Reported values are medians; for aircraft service attendants in Maryland the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $38,170 to $79,280. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Maryland is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $56,255 from $71,740. Each omitted item reduces taxable income, so the figure is a lower bound on retained pay for this household shape. Municipal and school-district income taxes are excluded, which understates the burden materially in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Maryland. The occupation ranks 207 of 489 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $54,110, worked from $71,740, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Maryland address, on work sitting at 207 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $62,710 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $38,170 and the top tenth $79,280, so most people doing this work in Maryland sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
The number and the value are different things. Maryland costs more than the national average, so this take-home stretches like $54,110 rather than its face figure.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Four deductions, stacked. The federal layer and the two payroll taxes apply wherever you work; Maryland then takes its own share, leaving $56,255.
Why is this job missing from some states?
Because the survey suppresses a figure when too few employers report it. This occupation has published pay in 46 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
How does the published median differ from the mean for this occupation?
The median is the midpoint of the distribution; the mean for this occupation in Maryland is $62,710. Wage distributions are right-skewed, so the mean exceeds the median wherever a minority earn substantially more. BLS publishes both because substituting one for the other misstates a typical worker's pay.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($38,170 to $79,280) sits at or below the family's median dispersion, indicating relatively standardized compensation. Percentiles are published per state, so this dispersion is specific to Maryland rather than a national figure.
How does the state price level affect real compensation?
Maryland's regional price parity sits above the national average, so nominal wages overstate purchasing power. Deflating take-home by the state price level gives $54,110 in national-average terms. ⚠️ RPPs are an all-items index; housing parities vary far more widely than the headline figure.
What accounts for the gap between gross wage and take-home here?
Take-home of $56,255 reflects federal income tax, OASDI, Medicare and Maryland income tax for a single filer with no adjustments. The state layer is levied in addition to the federal one; only its rate and base differ between states.
Why does this occupation lack published estimates in every state?
BLS suppresses estimates failing disclosure or reliability criteria. This occupation has published state-level estimates in 46 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.