Dietetic Technicians in Maryland
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$28,028
after federal, FICA and Maryland tax
Tax takes
$5,682
16.9% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$26,959
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
$33,710
Kept after tax
$28,028
Worth in national money
$26,959
State rank
37
of 45 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- The nominal figure here is modest. Maryland pays dietetic technicians a middle wage of $33,710, 37 of 45 states and about 10.44% below the national middle. Hold that thought until the adjusted numbers.
- Within Maryland this is lower-paid work. Of 489 occupations the state publishes figures for, dietetic technicians ranks 486. That is the bottom quarter locally, whatever the national comparison says.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $33,710 the take-home is $28,028. But Maryland costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $26,959 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $36,270, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Maryland's $33,710 median for dietetic technicians places it 37 of 45 states, about 10.44% below national. Because both the tax and price adjustments tend to favor lower-nominal states, this ranking is the least stable of the three reported here.
- Against every occupation Maryland reports, dietetic technicians ranks 486 of 489, in the lowest quartile of the state's distribution. That position is set by the local labor market and is independent of how the state compares nationally for this work.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Maryland income tax is $28,028 for dietetic technicians, from $33,710. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $26,959. ⚠️ 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 $36,270 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Dietetic Technicians
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $32,290 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $33,710 |
| Top tenth earn over | $43,070 |
| This salary | $33,710 |
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 | $28,028 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $29,266 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,157 |
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 | $32,170 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$3,818 |
| 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 $33,710. The published range is $32,290 up to $43,070, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Maryland the take-home figure of $28,028, from $33,710, 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 486 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 $26,959 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 486.
- Reported values are medians; for dietetic technicians in Maryland the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $32,290 to $43,070. 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 $28,028 from $33,710. 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 486 of 489 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $26,959, worked from $33,710, 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 486 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
It is the midpoint, not the average. The average here is $36,270, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $32,290 at the bottom tenth to $43,070 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
Does a bigger number here mean I am better off?
A larger wage in a dearer place is not automatically more. Adjusted for local prices, this pay behaves like $26,959 of national purchasing power.
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 $28,028 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 45 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 $36,270. 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 ($32,290 to $43,070) 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 $26,959 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 $28,028 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 45 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.