These Are The 100 Highest Paying Jobs In Maryland For 2018

Ever wonder who gets paid the most? Or how much your dentist makes for all the pain they put you through?

We had that same burning desire to know more about the highest paid professions in Maryland. And if you can’t tell by that sentence, we’re a bit of what you’d call data nerds.

We decided to go directly to the source: The Bureau of Labor Statistics.

After scrounging through the Bureau of Labor Statistics, we discovered that Surgeons are the highest paid people in Maryland.

Here’s a quick look at the top ten highest paying jobs in Maryland:

1. Surgeons
2. Family and General Practitioners
3. Internists, General
4. Obstetricians and Gynecologists
5. Psychiatrists
6. Orthodontists
7. Physicians and Surgeons, All Other
8. Chief Executives
9. Pediatricians, General
10. Nurse Anesthetists

Everyone’s favorite dentists place number 12 on the list of highest paid professions in the Old Line State. So the next time you sit there while they drill you can dwell on the fact that they are getting extremely well paid for it.

How we determined the highest paid jobs in Maryland For 2018

We looked at the BLS’s data set for all 672 job classifications in Maryland in order to identify those that get paid the most.

Pretty straightforward and easy to do when the government does your job for you 🙂

We used the most recently released data on March 30, 2018.

For more reading, check out:

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Detailed List Of Highest Paying Jobs In Maryland

Rank	Job Title	Average Salary	Entry Level Salary	# Of People
1	Surgeons	$269,590	$161,700	460
2	Family And General Practitioners	$209,420	$106,510	2,360
3	Internists, General	$204,350	$107,180	1,070
4	Obstetricians And Gynecologists	$199,830	$82,350	450
5	Psychiatrists	$194,610	$56,980	600
6	Orthodontists	$194,470	$65,090	270
7	Physicians And Surgeons, All Other	$193,570	$82,960	10,550
8	Chief Executives	$192,360	$19,990	1,670
9	Pediatricians, General	$182,660	$73,390	580
10	Nurse Anesthetists	$169,160	$94,530	460
11	Dentists, All Other Specialists	$157,950	$52,190	110
12	Dentists, General	$154,010	$58,520	2,560
13	Sales Managers	$153,390	$74,040	5,870
14	Marketing Managers	$153,080	$78,150	3,560
15	Computer And Information Systems Managers	$150,540	$92,270	9,920
16	Financial Managers	$148,990	$77,060	12,230
17	Compensation And Benefits Managers	$146,900	$92,070	380
18	Judges, Magistrate Judges, And Magistrates	$146,020	$129,300	580
19	Architectural And Engineering Managers	$144,140	$89,660	5,060
20	Natural Sciences Managers	$142,920	$94,800	3,100
21	Podiatrists	$142,500	$37,900	200
22	Law Teachers, Postsecondary	$140,650	$54,660	140
23	Human Resources Managers	$138,050	$86,280	2,390
24	General And Operations Managers	$136,080	$52,800	47,360
25	Purchasing Managers	$133,430	$95,830	1,640
26	Sales Engineers	$131,910	$63,350	1,110
27	Training And Development Managers	$130,630	$69,020	1,140
28	Physical Scientists, All Other	$127,480	$79,730	1,490
29	Optometrists	$127,330	$39,310	640
30	Lawyers	$126,480	$52,160	11,900
31	Industrial Production Managers	$125,750	$66,050	1,430
32	Astronomers	$125,700	$73,010	520
33	Education Administrators, Postsecondary	$125,350	$65,490	2,530
34	Political Scientists	$124,590	$72,240	80
35	Physicists	$124,470	$73,090	1,260
36	Managers, All Other	$123,360	$73,530	12,680
37	Health Diagnosing And Treating Practitioners, All Other	$123,350	$66,500	5,510
38	Computer Hardware Engineers	$123,230	$73,680	3,980
39	Electronics Engineers, Except Computer	$122,810	$79,100	4,720
40	Aerospace Engineers	$122,290	$72,740	2,780
41	Nuclear Engineers	$121,070	$75,900	660
42	Mathematicians	$120,250	$80,050	170
43	Public Relations And Fundraising Managers	$120,240	$68,800	1,470
44	Engineers, All Other	$119,950	$56,240	4,790
45	Pharmacists	$118,920	$85,630	6,290
46	Medical And Health Services Managers	$118,860	$70,720	10,210
47	Software Developers, Systems Software	$118,330	$59,640	15,030
48	Business Teachers, Postsecondary	$116,070	$44,910	970
49	Administrative Services Managers	$114,840	$69,660	5,010
50	Advertising And Promotions Managers	$114,380	$62,650	490
51	Chemical Engineers	$114,230	$76,100	900
52	Economists	$114,180	$61,720	640
53	Psychologists, All Other	$113,900	$52,180	580
54	Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists	$113,730	$52,950	3,980
55	Air Traffic Controllers	$113,580	$79,710	90
56	Economics Teachers, Postsecondary	$112,660	$49,850	240
57	Animal Scientists	$112,230	$31,870	80
58	Software Developers, Applications	$112,190	$53,950	12,710
59	Chemists	$112,120	$64,660	3,300
60	Marine Engineers And Naval Architects	$112,120	$71,380	520
61	Physics Teachers, Postsecondary	$111,150	$48,000	460
62	Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary	$110,620	$49,200	920
63	Education Administrators, Elementary And Secondary School	$110,170	$73,430	4,850
64	Materials Scientists	$110,000	$65,290	230
65	Nurse Practitioners	$109,840	$73,800	3,620
66	Computer And Information Research Scientists	$109,700	$65,670	2,660
67	Materials Engineers	$109,670	$69,020	800
68	Computer Occupations, All Other	$109,620	$79,710	13,840
69	Electrical Engineers	$109,380	$64,600	4,550
70	Computer Network Architects	$109,050	$52,430	5,230
71	Commercial Pilots	$108,780	$68,890	510
72	Computer Science Teachers, Postsecondary	$108,450	$49,350	780
73	Construction Managers	$107,730	$60,750	6,410
74	Information Security Analysts	$107,580	$60,040	4,430
75	Network And Computer Systems Administrators	$107,240	$62,750	15,400
76	Veterinarians	$106,500	$53,080	1,740
77	Sales Representatives, Wholesale And Manufacturing, Technical And Scientific Products	$105,840	$40,950	6,370
78	Transportation, Storage, And Distribution Managers	$105,810	$64,190	1,780
79	Personal Financial Advisors	$105,150	$39,870	4,600
80	Atmospheric And Space Scientists	$104,910	$62,180	570
81	Education Administrators, All Other	$104,630	$58,280	3,040
82	Mechanical Engineers	$104,250	$60,160	5,540
83	Biological Scientists, All Other	$104,220	$62,410	3,720
84	Administrative Law Judges, Adjudicators, And Hearing Officers	$103,720	$58,500	170
85	Physician Assistants	$103,150	$58,770	3,010
86	Statisticians	$102,410	$63,710	3,070
87	Funeral Service Managers	$101,880	$50,310	210
88	Detectives And Criminal Investigators	$99,880	$46,160	950
89	Zoologists And Wildlife Biologists	$99,800	$56,620	210
90	Emergency Management Directors	$99,760	$53,640	90
91	Health And Safety Engineers, Except Mining Safety Engineers And Inspectors	$98,830	$61,340	800
92	Environmental Engineers	$98,730	$52,990	1,390
93	Operations Research Analysts	$98,160	$54,340	4,060
94	Real Estate Brokers	$98,030	$39,680	830
95	Agricultural Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$97,720	$45,340	160
96	Computer Systems Analysts	$97,700	$56,090	17,220
97	Biomedical Engineers	$97,320	$66,510	710
98	Hydrologists	$97,180	$55,490	110
99	Financial Analysts	$97,120	$53,500	6,260
100	Microbiologists	$96,860	$47,100	2,140

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