Architectural and Engineering Managers in Maryland
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$120,963
after federal, FICA and Maryland tax
Tax takes
$51,707
29.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$116,350
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
$172,670
Kept after tax
$120,963
Worth in national money
$116,350
State rank
14
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. Maryland's middle earner gets $172,670, putting the state 14 of 51 — about 0.82% ahead of the national figure.
- Within Maryland this is well-paid work. Of 489 occupations with published figures in the state, this job ranks 6 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $172,670, tax leaves $120,963 — and because Maryland is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $116,350 would nationally. Averages run higher here, $175,740, since top earners drag the number up.
- For architectural and engineering managers, Maryland sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $172,670, ranking 14 of 51 and running about 0.82% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Ranked against every occupation Maryland publishes a median for, architectural and engineering managers sits 6 of 489 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- After tax, $120,963 remains from the Maryland median of $172,670 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $116,350 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $175,740 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Architectural and Engineering Managers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $114,080 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $172,670 |
| Top tenth earn over | $231,460 |
| This salary | $172,670 |
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 | $120,963 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $129,286 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$16,694 |
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 | $160,494 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$23,735 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- A median is the middle, not an offer. Half of architectural and engineering managers in Maryland earn under $172,670 and half over. The published range runs $114,080 at the tenth percentile to $231,460 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Maryland the take-home figure of $120,963, from $172,670, 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 6 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 $116,350 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 6.
- Figures are distribution medians for architectural and engineering managers in Maryland, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $114,080 to $231,460; within-state dispersion of that width routinely exceeds the dispersion between states, so tenure, employer and metropolitan area predict an individual's pay better than geography does.
- Take-home for Maryland is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $120,963 from $172,670. 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 6 of 489 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $116,350, worked from $172,670, 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 6 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $114,080 at the tenth percentile, $231,460 at the ninetieth.
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 $116,350 rather than its face figure.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Three of them are federal and one is not. After income tax, Social Security, Medicare and Maryland's own levy, $120,963 remains.
Can I compare this job across every state?
Yes for this one. Pay is published in all 51 jurisdictions, so a state-to-state comparison here rests on the same survey everywhere rather than on a patchwork.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($114,080 to $231,460) 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 $116,350 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 $120,963 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.
Is this occupation's state coverage complete?
State-level estimates are published for all 51 jurisdictions for this occupation, so cross-state comparison is not confounded by suppression. ⚠️ Estimates remain survey-based and carry sampling error; small differences between adjacent states should not be over-read.