The 100 Highest Paying Jobs In Maryland For 2026

Curious about which professions offer the highest salaries in Maryland? Or perhaps you’ve wondered how much your dentist earns for the services they provide?

We share your curiosity about the most lucrative career paths in Maryland. Our team enjoys diving into the data, and we’ve compiled insights on the highest paying jobs in the state.

After extensive analysis, our data science team found that the Finance Services Director role tops the list as the highest paying profession in Maryland.

Here’s a snapshot of the top ten highest paying jobs in Maryland:

How We Determined the Highest Paid Jobs in Maryland for 2026

To calculate our salary estimates, Zippia uses data from publicly available sources, including the most recent data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) released in March 2026, Foreign Labor Certification Data Center (FLC), and the Office of Personnel Management (OPM). Our team continuously scans millions of job postings daily to gather published salary data. We then match these salaries to companies, locations, and job titles across various datasets. Finally, we compute a weighted average of these inputs to estimate salaries for specific job titles in Maryland.

This analysis reviewed salary data for all 1,157 jobs in Maryland to pinpoint those that earn the highest salaries.

Detailed List Of Highest Paying Jobs In Maryland

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Finance Services Director	$228,031	$182,000	1,391
2	Consultant And Sales Representative	$216,235	$168,000	1,768
3	Chief Medical Officer	$185,879	$132,000	1,067
4	President & Chief Operating Officer	$185,659	$127,000	1,334
5	Chief Executive Officer/chief Technology Officer	$185,110	$134,000	1,994
6	Vice President, Products & Marketing	$182,567	$133,000	1,010
7	President/chief Executive Officer	$179,670	$121,000	1,763
8	Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist	$179,568	$125,000	4,121
9	Operator And Truck Driver	$179,466	$119,000	4,208
10	Executive Vice President Of Operations	$177,479	$121,000	1,419
11	President And General Manager	$177,117	$122,000	1,966
12	Chief Administrative Officer	$176,841	$121,000	1,206
13	Executive Vice President	$176,087	$118,000	1,071
14	Vice President, Product Management	$172,345	$123,000	1,507
15	Executive Vice President Of Sales	$171,103	$122,000	1,168
16	Executive Director, Information Technology	$170,484	$117,000	1,393
17	Medical Consultant	$170,176	$113,000	1,077
18	Executive Vice President Marketing	$169,755	$112,000	1,456
19	Vice President, Operations And Finance	$165,432	$115,000	1,345
20	Vice President, Marketing & Development	$165,306	$111,000	1,041
21	Health Teacher	$164,144	$108,000	1,310
22	Chief Operating Officer, Chief Technology Officer	$160,579	$109,000	1,510
23	Vice President Of Marketing & Communications	$160,285	$109,000	1,075
24	Owner/operator	$159,644	$110,000	2,488
25	Chief Executive Officer	$157,500	$101,000	1,609
26	Public Health Physician	$156,895	$98,000	1,031
27	Nurse Anesthetist	$154,697	$100,000	1,997
28	Engineering Production Operations Director	$154,489	$104,000	1,198
29	Chief Security Officer	$153,957	$108,000	1,020
30	Director Of Account Management	$153,491	$105,000	1,638
31	Group Program Manager	$153,349	$95,000	1,319
32	Manager Information Technology Applications	$151,755	$114,000	1,371
33	Clinical Physician Assistant	$151,628	$98,000	4,345
34	President & Chief Technology Officer	$150,951	$101,000	1,667
35	Head Engineer	$150,264	$101,000	1,227
36	Health Information Management Director	$149,201	$110,000	1,126
37	Sales Officer	$149,143	$103,000	1,466
38	Chief Technology Officer	$148,602	$98,000	1,510
39	Technical Sales Manager	$148,417	$102,000	1,066
40	Clinical Data Management Associate Director	$148,288	$103,000	1,681
41	Chief Product Officer	$147,487	$93,000	1,375
42	Director, Product Engineering	$146,152	$105,000	1,318
43	Sales And Marketing Vice President	$146,138	$93,000	1,071
44	Vice President Of Professional Services	$144,066	$98,000	1,066
45	Chief Science Officer	$143,515	$95,000	1,166
46	General Sales Manager	$143,294	$91,000	1,567
47	Director Of Engineering, Quality & Program Management	$142,583	$102,000	1,588
48	Senior Director, Product Marketing	$142,464	$103,000	1,276
49	Vice President Information Systems	$142,441	$97,000	1,044
50	Information Technology Systems Manager	$142,412	$104,000	1,258
51	Management Information Systems Director	$142,385	$105,000	1,334
52	Product Design Manager	$142,133	$96,000	1,104
53	Senior Account Director	$141,998	$98,000	1,061
54	Chief Finance And Operating Officer	$141,204	$86,000	1,773
55	Vice President & General Manager	$141,086	$93,000	1,976
56	Executive Director Of Operations	$141,050	$94,000	1,376
57	Chief Operating Officer	$140,780	$89,000	1,135
58	Founder And Chief Executive Officer	$140,726	$90,000	1,517
59	Integration Program Manager	$140,708	$94,000	1,733
60	Advisory Project Manager	$140,649	$107,000	1,101
61	Senior Director, Product Management	$140,011	$103,000	1,400
62	Senior Project Manager Construction	$139,945	$97,000	1,266
63	Director Of Information Technology Services	$139,831	$98,000	1,110
64	Director Of Marketing And Product Management	$139,540	$99,000	1,815
65	Director Of Product Development	$139,266	$100,000	1,051
66	Principle Engineer	$139,176	$102,000	1,415
67	Information Technology Systems Director	$138,019	$98,000	1,149
68	Senior Technical Product Manager	$137,815	$101,000	1,082
69	Global Information Technology Manager	$137,667	$87,000	1,042
70	Regional Business Manager	$137,648	$102,000	1,019
71	Information Systems Project Manager	$137,474	$97,000	1,042
72	Director Security Management	$137,434	$90,000	1,272
73	Clinical Data Management Manager	$137,212	$97,000	1,873
74	Senior Management Consultant	$137,028	$94,000	1,162
75	Retail Pharmacist	$137,019	$106,000	1,383
76	Information Services Manager	$136,898	$95,000	1,251
77	Chief Executive Officer/chief Finance Officer	$136,716	$87,000	2,200
78	Strategic Account Executive	$136,699	$91,000	1,060
79	Chief Executive Officer And Operator	$136,687	$85,000	1,584
80	Senior Program Management Consultant	$136,390	$104,000	1,200
81	Data Management Associate	$136,090	$92,000	1,321
82	Project Executive	$135,989	$89,000	1,264
83	Chief Architect	$135,877	$90,000	1,050
84	Business Analyst/manager	$135,866	$96,000	1,724
85	Director Program Management	$135,832	$98,000	1,137
86	Family Practitioner	$135,824	$79,000	3,627
87	Senior Unix Systems Administrator	$135,575	$104,000	1,334
88	Vice President-Program Management	$135,490	$90,000	1,375
89	Lead Program Manager	$135,065	$100,000	1,501
90	Business And Marketing Manager	$134,867	$93,000	1,645
91	Chief Executive Officer/manager	$134,804	$98,000	1,739
92	Software Testing Manager	$134,616	$100,000	1,998
93	Information Systems Manager	$134,505	$93,000	1,067
94	Vice President Product Development	$134,255	$88,000	1,090
95	Director Of Marketing Services	$134,196	$92,000	1,211
96	Vice President Technology Services	$134,054	$93,000	1,135
97	Executive Director, Marketing	$133,669	$87,000	1,236
98	Vice President, Product Manager	$133,624	$95,000	1,062
99	Director, Product Marketing	$133,563	$93,000	1,357
100	Chief Finance Officer	$133,249	$81,000	1,709

Editor’s Note: Article updated for 2026. This marks our sixth ranking of the highest paying jobs in Maryland.

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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