First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services in Maryland
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,973
after federal, FICA and Maryland tax
Tax takes
$9,537
19.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$38,449
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
$49,510
Kept after tax
$39,973
Worth in national money
$38,449
State rank
19
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Neither high nor low. Maryland is 19 of 51 states for this job, with a middle wage of $49,510. What that is worth is the question the rest of this page answers.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 337 among 489 occupations Maryland publishes pay for.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $49,510, tax leaves $39,973 — and because Maryland is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $38,449 would nationally. Averages run higher here, $53,980, since top earners drag the number up.
- Maryland ranks 19 of 51 for first-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services at $49,510. The nominal figure is unremarkable; the adjusted figures are where the state's actual position for this occupation is determined.
- Position 337 of 489 in Maryland places first-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services 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.
- After tax, $39,973 remains from the Maryland median of $49,510 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $38,449 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $53,980 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Entertainment and Recreation Workers, Except Gambling Services
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $37,750 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $49,510 |
| Top tenth earn over | $75,240 |
| This salary | $49,510 |
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 | $39,973 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $41,961 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,732 |
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 | $47,036 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,723 |
| 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 first-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services in Maryland earn under $49,510 and half over. The published range runs $37,750 at the tenth percentile to $75,240 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Maryland the take-home figure of $39,973, from $49,510, 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 337 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 $38,449 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 337.
- Figures are distribution medians for first-line supervisors of entertainment and recreation workers, except gambling services in Maryland, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $37,750 to $75,240; 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 $39,973 from $49,510. 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 337 of 489 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $38,449, worked from $49,510, 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 337 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
No — it is the middle. Half of these workers earn more and half earn less. The average is $53,980, pulled upward by the top of the range, which is why the middle is the fairer number to plan against.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $37,750 and the top tenth $75,240 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $38,449 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
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 $39,973.
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 $53,980. 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 ($37,750) and the ninetieth ($75,240) 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 $38,449 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 $39,973 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.