Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs in Maryland
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$32,595
after federal, FICA and Maryland tax
Tax takes
$7,155
18.0% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$31,352
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
$39,750
Kept after tax
$32,595
Worth in national money
$31,352
State rank
11
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Maryland is one of the better-paying states for shuttle drivers and chauffeurs. The middle earner takes $39,750, which ranks 11 of 51 states with published figures. That is about 6.6% above the national middle.
- Measured against other jobs in Maryland, this one sits low: 429 of 489 occupations with published pay, in the bottom quarter.
- Costs eat into it here. Of $39,750, tax leaves $32,595 — and because Maryland is dearer than average, that stretches only as far as $31,352 would nationally. Averages run higher here, $42,800, since top earners drag the number up.
- Maryland ranks 11 of 51 states publishing a median for shuttle drivers and chauffeurs, at $39,750 — about 6.6% above the national median. A state's position on nominal pay is the figure wage tables report and the least informative of the three on this page, because it survives neither the tax adjustment nor the price adjustment intact for most occupations.
- Shuttle drivers and chauffeurs occupies position 429 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.
- After tax, $32,595 remains from the Maryland median of $39,750 for this occupation. Applying the state's above-average price parity yields $31,352 in national-average terms — the quantity relevant to a relocation decision, and the one absent from essentially every published wage comparison. Mean pay of $42,800 exceeds the median, so the upper tail is doing the work.
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Pay band: Shuttle Drivers and Chauffeurs
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $34,060 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $39,750 |
| Top tenth earn over | $57,270 |
| This salary | $39,750 |
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 | $32,595 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $34,119 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$3,759 |
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 | $37,853 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$4,547 |
| 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 $39,750. The published range is $34,060 up to $57,270, so an individual figure can sit a long way from the middle in either direction.
- That $32,595 take-home in Maryland comes from $39,750. 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 429 of 489.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $31,352 uses one figure for the whole of Maryland. A city and a rural county there can differ by more than two states do. Out of 489 occupations the state publishes, this one sits at 429.
- Reported values are medians; for shuttle drivers and chauffeurs in Maryland the tenth-to-ninetieth percentile band is $34,060 to $57,270. Neither the median nor the band is an offer rate, and neither accounts for hours, shift differentials or overtime.
- Retained pay of $32,595, from $39,750, 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 429 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 11 of 51 for it.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $31,352, worked from $39,750, deflates by a statewide parity that conceals substantial intra-state variation, concentrated in housing — so it supports comparison between states rather than the pricing of a move to a particular Maryland address, on work sitting at 429 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
Is this the average pay for the job?
Half earn more than this and half earn less. The average sits at $42,800 because a long tail of high pay lifts it, so the two answer different questions.
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
The range here is narrow. From $34,060 at the bottom tenth to $57,270 at the top, pay for this work clusters rather than spreads.
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 $31,352 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, $32,595 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.
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 $42,800. 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 is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($34,060 to $57,270) 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 $31,352 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 $32,595 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.