Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Baltimore, MD

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Baltimore

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $53,110 a year or less, while the top 10% make $136,660 or more. The middle half of area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary in Baltimore earn between $68,100 and $106,960.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year (BLS publishes this job's pay as annual only). Hourly to annual salary.

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Baltimore vs. Maryland and the U.S.

Area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary in Baltimore earn 4% less than the Maryland average ($101,960) and about the same as the U.S. average ($98,330). At the median the gap is -1% against the U.S. median of $85,020.

State and U.S. rows: BLS statewide and national estimates, May 2025, which include rural areas.

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Baltimore

On the average salary of $98,130, a single filer in Baltimore takes home about $73,415 a year, or $6,118 a month and $2,824 every two weeks. Taxes take 25% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.

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Is Baltimore a good place for area, ethnic, and cultural studies teachers, postsecondary? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Baltimore area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 104.5), so the average $98,130 buys what about $93,916 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.4 times the median wage of all jobs in Baltimore ($59,070). A typical home costs $405,877, or 4.1 years of this average salary before tax.

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Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary salary in nearby metro areas

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Santa Maria, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($167,360).

Area, Ethnic, and Cultural Studies Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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