Registered Nurses in Maryland
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$74,656
after federal, FICA and Maryland tax
Tax takes
$25,134
25.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$71,809
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
$99,790
Kept after tax
$74,656
Worth in national money
$71,809
State rank
15
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for registered nurses is strong here. Maryland's middle earner gets $99,790, putting the state 15 of 51 — about 2.3% ahead of the national figure.
- Within Maryland this is well-paid work. Of 489 occupations with published figures in the state, registered nurses ranks 100 — in the top quarter of everything people do there.
- Maryland is an expensive state, and the adjusted figure shows it. From $99,790 the take-home is $74,656; in national-average money that behaves like $71,809. The average lands at $99,010, below the middle of the range.
- For registered nurses, Maryland sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $99,790, ranking 15 of 51 and running about 2.3% above the national midpoint. Nominal advantage of this size is usually, though not always, large enough to survive the state's own tax and price levels.
- Ranked against every occupation Maryland publishes a median for, registered nurses sits 100 of 489 — the upper quartile of the state's wage distribution. National standing and within-state standing are separate questions, and a job can occupy very different positions on each.
- Take-home for registered nurses in Maryland, on $99,790, is $74,656; deflated by the state's price level, $71,809. ⚠️ The deflator is statewide, so it understates the erosion in the state's metropolitan areas and overstates it outside them. At $99,010 the mean undershoots the median, an inversion of the usual skew.
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Pay band: Registered Nurses
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $76,780 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $99,790 |
| Top tenth earn over | $124,790 |
| This salary | $99,790 |
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 | $74,656 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $79,032 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$9,521 |
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 | $93,569 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$13,152 |
| 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 registered nurses in Maryland earn under $99,790 and half over. The published range runs $76,780 at the tenth percentile to $124,790 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 $74,656, worked from $99,790. 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 100 of 489.
- One number stands for prices across all of Maryland, which is a simplification — big cities cost far more than small towns. Read $71,809, the adjusted value of that $99,790 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 100 of 489 in the state.
- Figures are distribution medians for registered nurses in Maryland, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $76,780 to $124,790; 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 $74,656, on $99,790 for work ranking 100 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 100 of 489 in the state.
- Price deflation uses one statewide parity for Maryland, so $71,809 — the adjusted value of that $99,790 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 100 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Most of these jobs pay within a close range — $76,780 at the tenth percentile, $124,790 at the ninetieth.
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 $71,809 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 $74,656.
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 ($76,780 to $124,790) 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 $71,809 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 $74,656 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.