SOC 25-1071 · Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary Salary in Baltimore, MD

The average salary for health specialties teachers, postsecondary in Baltimore, Maryland is $145,840 a year, according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $108,160: half of the people in this job in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($147,570).

$145,840average per year

Median $108,160Take-home ≈ $104,082

  • $65K10th
  • $67K25th
  • $108KMedian
  • $183K75th
  • $307K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

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Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary pay range in Baltimore

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $64,970 a year or less, while the top 10% make $306,960 or more. The middle half of health specialties teachers, postsecondary in Baltimore earn between $67,350 and $183,250.

  • $65K10th
  • $67K25th
  • $108KMedian
  • $183K75th
  • $307K90th

median average · bar = middle 50% of workers · how to read it

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$145,840$12,153—
Median$108,160$9,013—
Entry level (25th percentile)$67,350$5,612—
Experienced (75th percentile)$183,250$15,271—

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

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary pay in Baltimore vs. Maryland and the U.S.

Health specialties teachers, postsecondary in Baltimore earn about the same as the Maryland average ($144,770) and about the same as the U.S. average ($147,570). At the median the gap is +1% against the U.S. median of $107,310.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Baltimore$145,840$108,160$64,970$306,960n/a
Maryland$144,770$108,160$64,970$306,9607,460
United States$147,570$107,310$59,270$322,020221,270

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

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary salary after taxes in Baltimore

On the average salary of $145,840, a single filer in Baltimore takes home about $104,082 a year, or $8,673 a month and $4,003 every two weeks. Taxes take 29% 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 health specialties 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 $145,840 buys what about $139,577 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Baltimore ($59,070). A typical home costs $405,877, or 2.8 years of this average salary before tax.

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Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary salary in other Maryland cities

Baltimore ranks 1st of 2 Maryland metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary salaries in Maryland

Highest-paying cities for health specialties teachers, postsecondary

San Francisco, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($260,720).

Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary salary by city

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Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary salary in Baltimore: questions

What is the entry-level health specialties teachers, postsecondary salary in Baltimore?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $64,970 a year and the 25th percentile is $67,350, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the health specialties teachers, postsecondary take-home pay in Baltimore?

About $104,082 a year ($8,673 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $145,840. Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.

Do health specialties teachers, postsecondary earn more in Baltimore than elsewhere?

The average here is about the same as the U.S. average for this job ($147,570).

Sources and how to read this page

  • Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 25-1071; area Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (12580). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 1.3%.
  • U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
  • Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
  • Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
  • Take-home 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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