Industrial Machinery Mechanics in Maryland
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$56,340
after federal, FICA and Maryland tax
Tax takes
$15,530
21.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$54,192
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
$71,870
Kept after tax
$56,340
Worth in national money
$54,192
State rank
16
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 $71,870, ranking 16 of 51 states and sitting about 11.39% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 489 occupations Maryland reports figures for, this is number 206.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $71,870, tax leaves $56,340 — and because Maryland is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $54,192 would nationally. Here the average runs under the middle, at $71,280.
- Maryland's median for industrial machinery mechanics is $71,870, about 11.39% above the national figure and 16 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, industrial machinery mechanics sits at 206 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, $56,340 remains from the Maryland median of $71,870 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $54,192 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $71,280 sits under the median, so the lower tail is the longer one.
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Pay band: Industrial Machinery Mechanics
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $47,620 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $71,870 |
| Top tenth earn over | $96,450 |
| This salary | $71,870 |
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 | $56,340 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $59,391 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$6,925 |
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 | $67,534 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$9,044 |
| Prices in Texas | 97 vs 104 |
State taxes and state price levels only. No city tax, and no housing market.
Sources and assumptions
- Treat $71,870 as a midpoint for Maryland, not a promise. The tenth percentile is $47,620 and the ninetieth is $96,450 — a wide band, and where you land in it depends on far more than the state.
- That $56,340 take-home in Maryland comes from $71,870. It is the no-frills case: single filer, standard deduction, nothing set aside before tax. Real circumstances almost always reduce the tax. City and school-district taxes are not counted at all. Locally the work ranks 206 of 489.
- One number stands for prices across all of Maryland, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $54,192, the adjusted value of that $71,870 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 206 of 489 in the state.
- The Maryland median of $71,870 describes the midpoint of a distribution spanning $47,620 to $96,450. Because that spread is typically larger than the interstate spread, a state median is a weak predictor for any individual worker in this occupation.
- Retained pay of $56,340, from $71,870, assumes a single Maryland filer with the standard deduction and no elective deferrals. Pre-tax retirement or HSA contributions, dependants and itemized deductions all reduce it further; local income taxes, excluded here, would increase it in the states that levy them. This occupation ranks 206 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 16 of 51 for it.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Maryland, so $54,192 — the adjusted value of that $71,870 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 206 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $47,620 at the bottom tenth to $96,450 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 $54,192 of national purchasing power.
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 $56,340.
Can I compare this job across every state?
All 51 jurisdictions report this work, which makes the ranking a like-for-like one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($47,620 to $96,450) 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 $54,192 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 $56,340 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.