First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers in Maryland
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$41,485
after federal, FICA and Maryland tax
Tax takes
$10,025
19.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$39,903
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
$51,510
Kept after tax
$41,485
Worth in national money
$39,903
State rank
14
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- This is a good state for the work. Maryland pays this job a middle wage of $51,510, ranking 14 of 51 states and sitting about 6.01% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 489 occupations Maryland reports figures for, this is number 323.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $51,510, tax leaves $41,485 — and because Maryland is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $39,903 would nationally. Averages run higher here, $56,250, since top earners drag the number up.
- Maryland's median for first-line supervisors of personal service workers is $51,510, about 6.01% above the national figure and 14 of 51 states reporting. Whether that premium reaches the worker depends on the two adjustments below, which is the part a wage table cannot tell you.
- In Maryland's occupational distribution, first-line supervisors of personal service workers sits at 323 of 489 — neither quartile. This local position is what a resident compares against, and it is determined by the state's own labor market rather than by national patterns for this occupation.
- After tax, $41,485 remains from the Maryland median of $51,510 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $39,903 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $56,250 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Personal Service Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,390 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $51,510 |
| Top tenth earn over | $79,100 |
| This salary | $51,510 |
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 | $41,485 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $43,568 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,932 |
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 | $48,917 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,965 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $51,510 as a midpoint for Maryland, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $36,390 and the ninetieth is $79,100 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- In Maryland the take-home figure of $41,485, from $51,510, 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 323 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 $39,903 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 323.
- The Maryland median of $51,510 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $36,390 to $79,100. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Take-home for Maryland is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $41,485 from $51,510. 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 323 of 489 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $39,903, worked from $51,510, 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 323 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 $56,250, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
The label is broader than the work. From $36,390 at the bottom tenth to $79,100 at the top, the same title covers roles that share little beyond a name.
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 $39,903 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
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, $41,485 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.
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 $56,250. 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 ($36,390) and the ninetieth ($79,100) 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 $39,903 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 $41,485 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.