Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators in Maryland
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$65,111
after federal, FICA and Maryland tax
Tax takes
$20,129
23.6% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$62,628
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
$85,240
Kept after tax
$65,111
Worth in national money
$62,628
State rank
10
of 51 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Pay for this job is strong here. Maryland's middle earner gets $85,240, putting the state 10 of 51 — about 8.42% ahead of the national figure.
- Against other work in Maryland, this sits in the middle: 135 of 489 occupations with published pay. Solidly ordinary for the state, which is not the same as ordinary nationally.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $85,240 the take-home is $65,111. But Maryland costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $62,628 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is higher, $85,940, because the best-paid pull it up.
- For stationary engineers and boiler operators, Maryland sits in the upper band nationally: a median of $85,240, ranking 10 of 51 and running about 8.42% 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.
- Stationary engineers and boiler operators ranks 135 of 489 occupations in Maryland by median pay, in the middle bands. Within-state and national positions are separate measurements and a job commonly sits in different quartiles on each.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Maryland income tax is $65,111 for stationary engineers and boiler operators, from $85,240. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $62,628. ⚠️ This is purchasing power and not a wage; cross-state offer comparisons that stop at the nominal figure systematically overvalue high-cost states. The mean of $85,940 sits above the median, the right skew typical of wage data.
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Pay band: Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $57,190 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $85,240 |
| Top tenth earn over | $107,890 |
| This salary | $85,240 |
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 | $65,111 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $68,796 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$8,168 |
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 | $80,002 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$11,283 |
| 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 stationary engineers and boiler operators in Maryland earn under $85,240 and half over. The published range runs $57,190 at the tenth percentile to $107,890 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- In Maryland the take-home figure of $65,111, from $85,240, 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 135 of 489 occupations here.
- The wage data and the price data come from different years. That is how each is published. The price adjustment behind $62,628 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 135.
- Figures are distribution medians for stationary engineers and boiler operators in Maryland, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $57,190 to $107,890; 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.
- Take-home for Maryland is computed for a single filer taking the standard deduction with no dependants and no pre-tax contributions, giving $65,111 from $85,240. 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 135 of 489 locally.
- Wage and price series carry different reference periods, each published on its own schedule. The real-terms figure of $62,628, worked from $85,240, 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 135 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $57,190 and the top tenth $107,890, 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 $62,628 — the wage did not change, only what it covers.
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 $65,111.
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 ($57,190 to $107,890) 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 $62,628 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 $65,111 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.