SOC 51-9061 · Salisbury, MD metro

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers Salary in Salisbury, MD

The average salary for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Salisbury, Maryland is $50,440 a year ($24.25 an hour), according to BLS estimates for May 2025. The median is $46,270: half of the 100 people in this job in the Salisbury, MD metro area earn more than that, half earn less. That average is 6% less than the U.S. average for this job ($53,450).

$50,440average per year

$24.25 / hourMedian $46,270Take-home ≈ $40,524

  • $35K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $58K75th
  • $76K90th

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

100people in this job
-6%vs U.S. average
#4 of 4Maryland metros
96cost of living (U.S. = 100)
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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers pay range in Salisbury

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,150 a year or less, while the top 10% make $76,100 or more. The middle half of inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Salisbury earn between $37,210 and $57,580.

  • $35K10th
  • $37K25th
  • $46KMedian
  • $58K75th
  • $76K90th

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

Pay levelPer yearPer monthPer hour*
Average$50,440$4,203$24.25
Median$46,270$3,856$22.25
Entry level (25th percentile)$37,210$3,101$17.89
Experienced (75th percentile)$57,580$4,798$27.68

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year. Hourly to annual salary.

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers pay in Salisbury vs. Maryland and the U.S.

Inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers in Salisbury earn 23% less than the Maryland average ($65,920) and 6% less than the U.S. average ($53,450). At the median the gap is -5% against the U.S. median of $48,570.

AreaAverageMedian10th pct.90th pct.Jobs
Salisbury$50,440$46,270$35,150$76,100100
Maryland$65,920$61,790$37,440$99,2204,600
United States$53,450$48,570$35,510$77,860597,370

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

Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary after taxes in Salisbury

On the average salary of $50,440, a single filer in Salisbury takes home about $40,524 a year, or $3,377 a month and $1,559 every two weeks. Taxes take 20% 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 Salisbury a good place for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Salisbury area are 4% below the U.S. average (BEA price parity 95.6), so the average $50,440 buys what about $52,752 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 0.9 times the median wage of all jobs in Salisbury ($48,710). A typical home costs $429,483, or 8.5 years of this average salary before tax.

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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in other Maryland cities

Salisbury ranks 4th of 4 Maryland metro areas for this job; Lexington Park pays the most ($81,720).

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Highest-paying cities for inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers

Seattle, WA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($82,070).

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Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers salary in Salisbury: questions

How much do inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers make an hour in Salisbury?

$24.25 an hour on average, and $22.25 at the median (BLS, May 2025).

What is the entry-level inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers salary in Salisbury?

The lowest-paid 10% earn about $35,150 a year and the 25th percentile is $37,210, a fair guide to starting pay.

What is the inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers take-home pay in Salisbury?

About $40,524 a year ($3,377 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $50,440. Maryland's county income tax (2.25%–3.30%, charged in every county) is not included, so real take-home pay is lower.

Do inspectors, testers, sorters, samplers, and weighers earn more in Salisbury than elsewhere?

The average here is 6% less than the U.S. average for this job ($53,450).

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 51-9061; area Salisbury, MD (41540). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 3.2%.
  • 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.
  • Job concentration: location quotient 0.49, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.49).

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