First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers in Maryland
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$60,703
after federal, FICA and Maryland tax
Tax takes
$17,817
22.7% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$58,388
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
$78,520
Kept after tax
$60,703
Worth in national money
$58,388
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 $78,520, ranking 14 of 51 states and sitting about 5.47% above the national middle.
- Ordinary, locally speaking. This job ranks 167 among 489 occupations Maryland publishes pay for.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $78,520 the take-home is $60,703. But Maryland costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $58,388 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $82,370, because the best-paid pull it up.
- Maryland's median for first-line supervisors of production and operating workers is $78,520, about 5.47% 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.
- Position 167 of 489 in Maryland places first-line supervisors of production and operating workers 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 $60,703 for first-line supervisors of production and operating workers, from $78,520. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $58,388. ⚠️ 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 $82,370 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: First-Line Supervisors of Production and Operating Workers
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,270 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $78,520 |
| Top tenth earn over | $124,330 |
| This salary | $78,520 |
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 | $60,703 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $64,069 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$7,544 |
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 | $73,735 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$10,420 |
| 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 production and operating workers in Maryland earn under $78,520 and half over. The published range runs $47,270 at the tenth percentile to $124,330 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 $60,703, worked from $78,520. 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 167 of 489.
- One number stands for prices across all of Maryland, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $58,388, the adjusted value of that $78,520 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 167 of 489 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for first-line supervisors of production and operating workers in Maryland, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $47,270 to $124,330; 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 $60,703, on $78,520 for work ranking 167 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 167 of 489 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Maryland, so $58,388 — the adjusted value of that $78,520 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 167 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 $82,370, dragged up by high earners; the middle figure describes a typical worker better.
Why is the pay range for this job so wide?
Because one job title covers very different work. The bottom tenth here earn $47,270 and the top tenth $124,330 — experience, employer and specialism separate them, and a single figure hides all three.
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 $58,388 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 $60,703.
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 $82,370. 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 ($47,270) and the ninetieth ($124,330) 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 $58,388 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 $60,703 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.