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Maryland engineer salary

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Updated March 2025

What engineers earn across Maryland, from published wage data — explore it city by city and discipline by discipline.

Typical pay

$129,604

Maryland

Top earners

$198,357

Higher end

vs national

+8% vs national

U.S. $120,395

Cities

5

in this state

Engineers in Maryland earn a blended median of $129,604 per year, +8% vs national, with top earners near $198,357. That blends 12 engineering occupations across 64,920 published jobs in Maryland. Per-discipline figures below are published wage data, not modeled.

Engineering pay by role in Maryland

Published wage data for each discipline in Maryland. Disciplines without published data for this state are not listed.

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Engineering salaries by city in Maryland

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Top-paying

Lexington Park

$137,174

+14% vs national

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Baltimore

$125,758

+4% vs national

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Hagerstown

$111,553

-7% vs national

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Salisbury

$103,278

-14% vs national

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What affects engineering pay in Maryland

  • ▹Local market. Maryland pay runs +8% vs national for the typical engineer, driven by local demand and living costs.
  • ▹Discipline mix. Software, petroleum, and engineering-management roles pull averages up; civil and environmental roles sit lower. Use the role table above for specifics.
  • ▹Metro concentration. Pay clusters in Baltimore, Lexington Park, Hagerstown and other metros, which run above the statewide estimate.
  • ▹Remote & experience.Remote roles often anchor to a company's HQ market rather than Maryland; seniority can swing pay ±35% around the median.

Engineer salaries in Maryland — FAQ

How much do engineers make in Maryland?
Engineers in Maryland earn a blended median of $129,604 per year — 8% above the national average — across 12 engineering occupations and 64,920 jobs. There is no single BLS "engineer" occupation, so this blends the published medians of the engineering occupations reported for the area, weighted by local employment (BLS OEWS May 2024).
What is the highest-paying engineering job in Maryland?
Engineering Managers have the highest published median in Maryland, at $167,500 per year, per BLS OEWS May 2024.
Is Maryland a good state for engineers?
Engineering pay in Maryland runs 8% above the national average, across 64,920 engineering jobs. That combination of pay level and employment base makes it a competitive market.
Which cities in Maryland pay engineers the most?
Engineering pay is highest in Washington, D.C. ($144,482), Lexington Park ($137,174), and Baltimore ($125,758), based on published BLS metro-area wages.
Source details

BLS publishes no single "engineer" occupation. This blends the published medians of 12 engineering occupations in Maryland, weighted by local employment (64,920 jobs).

Benchmarks come from published government wage data via BLS OEWS. Local and emerging-role figures are labeled estimates. Full methodology →

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