Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education in Maryland
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$58,991
after federal, FICA and Maryland tax
Tax takes
$16,919
22.3% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$56,741
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
$75,910
Kept after tax
$58,991
Worth in national money
$56,741
State rank
8
of 50 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 $75,910, ranking 8 of 50 states and sitting about 21.11% above the national middle.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 489 occupations Maryland reports figures for, this is number 184.
- Maryland is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $75,910 the take-home is $58,991; in national-average money that behaves like $56,741. The average comes to $78,160, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Maryland's median for kindergarten teachers, except special education is $75,910, about 21.11% above the national figure and 8 of 50 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, kindergarten teachers, except special education sits at 184 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.
- Take-home for kindergarten teachers, except special education in Maryland, on $75,910, is $58,991; deflated by the state's price level, $56,741. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $78,160 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Kindergarten Teachers, Except Special Education
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $56,520 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $75,910 |
| Top tenth earn over | $108,360 |
| This salary | $75,910 |
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 | $58,991 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $62,233 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$7,301 |
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 | $71,301 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$10,001 |
| 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 $75,910. The published range is $56,520 up to $108,360, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- One filer, no dependants, no pension contributions — that is the household behind Maryland's $58,991, worked from $75,910. 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 184 of 489.
- One number stands for prices across all of Maryland, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $56,741, the adjusted value of that $75,910 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 184 of 489 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for kindergarten teachers, except special education in Maryland the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $56,520 to $108,360. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- The Maryland take-home of $58,991, on $75,910 for work ranking 184 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 184 of 489 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Maryland, so $56,741 — the adjusted value of that $75,910 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 184 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $56,520 and the top tenth $108,360, so most people doing this work in Maryland sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $56,741 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
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 $58,991 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 50 states — the rest are withheld to protect confidentiality, which is not the same as nobody doing the work there.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($56,520 to $108,360) 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 $56,741 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 $58,991 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 50 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.