Travel Agents in Maryland
May 2025 wages · tax year 2026
You keep
$39,709
after federal, FICA and Maryland tax
Tax takes
$9,451
19.2% of the whole
Worth, in national money
$38,194
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
$49,160
Kept after tax
$39,709
Worth in national money
$38,194
State rank
23
of 49 states
What this pays, and what it is worth
- Maryland sits in the middle of the pack for travel agents. The median is $49,160, ranking 23 of 49 states with figures. Close enough to the national middle that where you live matters more than the headline suggests.
- Middle of the local pack. Of 489 occupations Maryland reports figures for, this is number 341.
- The wage here flatters the reality. From $49,160 the take-home is $39,709. But Maryland costs more than the national average, so that money behaves more like $38,194 would elsewhere. Worth knowing before comparing offers across states. The average is lower, $48,710, so pay clusters nearer the top than usual.
- Maryland occupies the middle band for travel agents: a median of $49,160, ranking 23 of 49. Where nominal pay is close to the national figure, the tax and price adjustments below carry proportionally more weight in determining the real outcome.
- In Maryland's occupational distribution, travel agents sits at 341 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.
- Retained pay after federal, FICA and Maryland income tax is $39,709 for travel agents, from $49,160. The state's price level exceeds the national average, so the price-adjusted equivalent is $38,194. ⚠️ 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 $48,710 falls below the median, a left skew that is uncommon in wage data.
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Pay band: Travel Agents
The state median for this job
| Lowest tenth earn under | $32,160 |
|---|---|
| Half earn under | $49,160 |
| Top tenth earn over | $61,950 |
| This salary | $49,160 |
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 | $39,709 |
|---|---|
| Take-home in Texas | $41,680 |
| Once local prices are leveledBEA price parity | +$4,698 |
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 | $46,706 |
|---|---|
| You could take a cut of | −$5,681 |
| 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 travel agents in Maryland earn under $49,160 and half over. The published range runs $32,160 at the tenth percentile to $61,950 at the ninetieth. Experience and employer move an individual a long way inside that.
- That $39,709 take-home in Maryland comes from $49,160. 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 341 of 489.
- Two cautions on $38,194, the adjusted value of that $49,160 median. It levels out prices with a single number for all of Maryland. No actual address matches that. The wage figures and price figures are also from different years. Each is published on its own timetable. This work sits at 341 of 489 locally.
- Figures are distribution medians for travel agents in Maryland, not entry or offer rates. The published band runs $32,160 to $61,950; 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.
- Retained pay of $39,709, from $49,160, 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 341 of 489 locally, and the state ranks 23 of 49 for it.
- This $38,194 adjusted figure, worked from $49,160, rests on a state-level price parity averaging over within-state dispersion larger than much of the between-state dispersion. Wage and price vintages differ by publication schedule. The result is directionally sound and not address-specific, for work at 341 of 489 in the state. The occupation ranks 341 of 489 locally.
Questions people ask
How much does pay for this job actually vary?
Less than you might expect. The bottom tenth earn $32,160 and the top tenth $61,950, so most people doing this work in Maryland sit within a fairly tight band.
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 $38,194 rather than its face figure.
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 $39,709 of this wage survives to your account.
Why is this job missing from some states?
A blank is a suppression, not a zero. 49 states have a published figure for this work; the others had too few responses to release one.
What is the dispersion of this occupation's wage distribution?
The tenth-to-ninetieth percentile span ($32,160 to $61,950) 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 $38,194 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 $39,709 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 49 of the fifty-one jurisdictions. Suppression reflects sample size and confidentiality rules, and cannot be read as an absence of employment.