Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders in Maryland
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$47,790
after federal, FICA and Maryland tax
Tax takes
$12,060
20.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$45,968
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
$59,850
Kept after tax
$47,790
Worth in national money
$45,968
State rank
18
of 47 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Maryland sits in the middle of the pack for this job. The median is $59,850, ranking 18 of 47 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 271 among 489 occupations Maryland publishes pay for.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $59,850 the take-home is $47,790. But Maryland costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $45,968 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is lower, $59,650, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Maryland occupies the middle band for chemical equipment operators and tenders: a median of $59,850, ranking 18 of 47. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Position 271 of 489 in Maryland places chemical equipment operators and tenders in the middle of the state's wage distribution. Because within-state and cross-state rankings measure different things, this figure and the national one above should be read together rather than as a single verdict.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Maryland income tax is $47,790 for chemical equipment operators and tenders, from $59,850. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $45,968. ⚠️ 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 $59,650 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Chemical Equipment Operators and Tenders
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $39,650 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $59,850 |
| Top tenth earn over | $78,770 |
| This salary | $59,850 |
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 | $47,790 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $50,269 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$5,763 |
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 | $56,764 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$6,970 |
| 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 chemical equipment operators and tenders in Maryland earn under $59,850 and half over. The published range runs $39,650 at the tenth percentile to $78,770 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Maryland's $47,790, worked from $59,850. That is on purpose. It lets states be compared with each other, not with each other's family circumstances. Local city taxes are left out. Locally this work ranks 271 of 489.
- Two cautions on $45,968, the adjusted value of that $59,850 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Maryland. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 271 of 489 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for chemical equipment operators and tenders in Maryland, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $39,650 to $78,770; 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.
- The Maryland take-home of $47,790, on $59,850 for work ranking 271 of 489 locally, models the simplest household deliberately: holding it constant is what makes the interstate comparison meaningful. It also means the absolute figure overstates liability for most real filers, and municipal income taxes are outside the model entirely. The occupation ranks 271 of 489 in the state.
- This $45,968 adjusted figure, worked from $59,850, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 271 of 489 in the state. The occupation ranks 271 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $39,650 and the top tenth $78,770, so most people doing this work in Maryland sit within a fairly tight band.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
Not on its own. Prices in Maryland run above the national level, so the same dollars buy less here. Adjusted for that, this pay is worth $45,968 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
Where does the difference between the wage and my paycheck go?
Into four separate taxes, not one. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare apply everywhere, and Maryland adds its own income tax on top — which is why $47,790 of this wage survives to your account.
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 47 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($39,650 to $78,770) 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 $45,968 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 $47,790 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 47 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.