Nursing Assistants in Maryland
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$35,233
after federal, FICA and Maryland tax
Tax takes
$8,007
18.5% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$33,889
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
$43,240
Kept after tax
$35,233
Worth in national money
$33,889
State rank
23
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Maryland sits in the middle of the pack for nursing assistants. The median is $43,240, ranking 23 of 51 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Measured against other jobs in Maryland, this one sits low: 410 of 489 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Maryland is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $43,240 the take-home is $35,233; in national-average money that behaves like $33,889. The average comes to $43,310, above the middle, thanks to the top of the range.
- Maryland occupies the middle band for nursing assistants: a median of $43,240, ranking 23 of 51. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- Nursing assistants occupies position 410 of 489 in Maryland's occupational wage distribution, in the bottom quartile. National ranking and local ranking answer different questions and frequently disagree; this is the one a resident experiences.
- Take-home for nursing assistants in Maryland, on $43,240, is $35,233; deflated by the state's price level, $33,889. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $43,310 the mean overshoots the median — the usual right-skewed shape.
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Pay band: Nursing Assistants
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $36,060 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $43,240 |
| Top tenth earn over | $49,330 |
| This salary | $43,240 |
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 | $35,233 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $36,923 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,107 |
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 | $41,136 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,967 |
| 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 $43,240. The published range is $36,060 up to $49,330, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- In Maryland the take-home figure of $35,233, from $43,240, 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 410 of 489 occupations here.
- One number stands for prices across all of Maryland, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $33,889, the adjusted value of that $43,240 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 410 of 489 in the state.
- Reported values are medians; for nursing assistants in Maryland the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $36,060 to $49,330. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Take-home for Maryland is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $35,233 from $43,240. 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 410 of 489 locally.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Maryland, so $33,889 — the adjusted value of that $43,240 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 410 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $36,060 at the tenth percentile, $49,330 at the ninetieth.
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 $33,889 rather than its face figure.
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, $35,233 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.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($36,060 to $49,330) 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 $33,889 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 $35,233 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.