Highest Paying Jobs In Baltimore, MD For 2024

The highest-paying jobs in Baltimore include a range of industries, including healthcare, technology, and finance. If you’re looking for a high-paying career in the Baltimore area, this list will help you narrow down your search to the best-paid professions available.

We cover the 30 highest-paying jobs in Baltimore in 2024 using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Most of the high-paying positions in Baltimore require extensive experience, but there are also some well-paid entry-level roles for job seekers with the right educational background.

Overall, the highest-paying job in Baltimore is Anesthesiologist, with an average annual salary of $389,336 and an entry-level salary of $188,000.

Whether you’re considering a career change, thinking about moving to Baltimore, or a recent graduate planning for your future, this guide to the highest-paying jobs and best-paid industries in Baltimore can help you figure out your next move.

Here’s a quick look at the top 10 highest-paying jobs in Baltimore, Maryland:

Anesthesiologist – $389,336
Assistant Professor Of Surgery – $324,104
Vascular Surgeon – $292,308
Physician – $246,139
Hospitalist Physician – $239,191
Associate Professor Of Surgery – $238,462
Pulmonary Physician – $232,526
Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist – $231,398
Operator And Truck Driver – $229,080
Staff Psychiatrist – $228,410

Detailed list of highest paying jobs in Baltimore

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary
1	Anesthesiologist	$389,336	$188,000
2	Assistant Professor Of Surgery	$324,104	$163,000
3	Vascular Surgeon	$292,308	$158,000
4	Physician	$246,139	$133,000
5	Hospitalist Physician	$239,191	$168,000
6	Associate Professor Of Surgery	$238,462	$130,000
7	Pulmonary Physician	$232,526	$125,000
8	Child & Adolescent Psychiatrist	$231,398	$151,000
9	Operator And Truck Driver	$229,080	$118,000
10	Staff Psychiatrist	$228,410	$154,000
11	Physician-Pediatrician	$227,287	$140,000
12	Cardiologist	$223,618	$118,000
13	Neurologist	$218,592	$125,000
14	Medical Director	$218,253	$142,000
15	Adult Psychiatrist	$217,961	$140,000
16	Psychiatrist	$214,814	$137,000
17	Gastroenterologist	$213,868	$132,000
18	Child Psychiatrist	$213,198	$136,000
19	Geriatric Psychiatrist	$212,884	$132,000
20	Clinical Psychiatrist	$210,586	$130,000
21	Physician-Internist	$206,730	$107,000
22	Family Medicine Physician	$204,069	$130,000
23	Endocrinologist	$204,058	$127,000
24	Hospitalist	$204,000	$138,000
25	Internist	$200,482	$109,000
26	Nephrologist	$200,420	$124,000
27	Chief Medical Officer	$200,101	$128,000
28	Associate Professor, Physician	$196,758	$103,000
29	Family Physician	$196,678	$122,000
30	Senior Vice President	$196,012	$122,000

How we determined the highest paid jobs in Baltimore for 2024

To figure out the highest-paying jobs in Baltimore, we looked at the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), Foreign Labor Certification Data Center (FLC), Office of Personnel Management (OPM), and others.

Zippia’s data science team then supplements that data by continuously scanning through millions of job postings each day to find published salaries. We match these published salaries to the companies, locations, and job titles in other datasets.

Finally, we calculate a weighted average of these inputs to produce an estimated salary for the particular job title in Baltimore.

In total, the team looked at the salary data set for all over 1,000 job titles in Baltimore to identify the jobs that get paid the most.

Editor’s Note: Article updated for 2024. This is our eighth time ranking the highest paying jobs in Baltimore.

Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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