Computer Occupations, All Other in Maryland
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$103,392
after federal, FICA and Maryland tax
Tax takes
$41,288
28.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$99,449
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
$144,680
Kept after tax
$103,392
Worth in national money
$99,449
State rank
2
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. Maryland's middle earner gets $144,680, putting the state 2 of 51 — about 24.1% ahead of the national figure.
- This is one of the better-paid jobs in Maryland. It ranks 20 out of 489 occupations the state publishes figures for, which puts it in the top quarter locally.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $144,680, tax leaves $103,392 — and because Maryland is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $99,449 would nationally. Here the average runs under the middle, at $137,730.
- For computer occupations, all other, Maryland sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $144,680, ranking 2 of 51 and running about 24.1% 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.
- Within Maryland, computer occupations, all other ranks 20 of 489 occupations by median pay, placing it in the top quartile of the local distribution. This is the comparison a resident actually makes — against neighbors rather than against the same job elsewhere.
- After tax, $103,392 remains from the Maryland median of $144,680 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $99,449 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $137,730 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Computer Occupations, All Other
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $69,910 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $144,680 |
| Top tenth earn over | $185,220 |
| This salary | $144,680 |
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 | $103,392 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $110,155 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$13,908 |
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 | $134,786 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$19,774 |
| 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 $144,680. The published range is $69,910 up to $185,220, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Maryland's $103,392, worked from $144,680. 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 20 of 489.
- One number stands for prices across all of Maryland, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $99,449, the adjusted value of that $144,680 median, as a way to compare states fairly, not as a quote for any particular place. The two datasets are also from different years. This job sits at 20 of 489 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for computer occupations, all other in Maryland the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $69,910 to $185,220. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Maryland take-home of $103,392, on $144,680 for work ranking 20 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 20 of 489 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Maryland, so $99,449 — the adjusted value of that $144,680 median — establishes comparability between states rather than accuracy within one. The wage and parity series are dated independently, each following its own publication cycle, and neither is projected forward. This occupation sits at 20 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 $137,730 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
One title, many jobs. The lowest tenth take $69,910, the highest tenth $185,220, and what separates them is experience, employer and what exactly the role does.
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 $99,449 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 $103,392.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
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 $137,730. 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 drives the percentile dispersion in this occupation?
Dispersion between the tenth percentile ($69,910) and the ninetieth ($185,220) exceeds the family median dispersion. SOC codes aggregate roles differing in seniority, industry and specialisation, and BLS does not disaggregate below the detailed occupation level, so within-title variance is not separable from the published series.
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 $99,449 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 $103,392 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.