What is the median income in Maryland?
Half of adults with income in Maryland made less than $52,200 in 2024, and half made more. For full-time, year-round workers, median earnings were $75,100. Across the whole US the figures were $42,600 and $60,900.
Income percentiles by age in Maryland
Each row shows the income at that percentile for one age group. To be in the top 10% of people with income aged 35 to 44 in Maryland, for example, takes $168,000.
| Age | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18–24 | $1,830 | $5,380 | $15,200 | $33,100 | $50,800 | $94,400 |
| 25–34 | $12,000 | $30,500 | $51,800 | $81,200 | $114,000 | $203,000 |
| 35–44 | $15,200 | $37,400 | $71,100 | $115,000 | $168,000 | $458,000 |
| 45–54 | $15,600 | $38,600 | $76,100 | $130,000 | $193,000 | $641,000 |
| 55–64 | $12,800 | $30,800 | $66,000 | $120,000 | $190,000 | $641,000 |
| 65 and over | $10,100 | $19,600 | $41,900 | $81,200 | $148,000 | $390,000 |
| All ages 18+ | $9,140 | $24,400 | $52,200 | $97,500 | $157,000 | $407,000 |
Full-time workers
Comparing full-time, year-round workers only leaves out students, part-time workers and retirees, so the figures run higher.
| Age | 10th | 25th | Median | 75th | 90th | Top 1% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18–24 | $16,200 | $26,400 | $36,000 | $50,800 | $71,100 | $112,000 |
| 25–34 | $30,500 | $42,600 | $62,900 | $91,400 | $122,000 | $228,000 |
| 35–44 | $34,000 | $50,800 | $81,200 | $122,000 | $173,000 | $641,000 |
| 45–54 | $34,500 | $54,800 | $91,400 | $142,000 | $196,000 | $641,000 |
| 55–64 | $33,500 | $50,800 | $86,300 | $140,000 | $196,000 | $641,000 |
| 65 and over | $30,500 | $49,700 | $81,200 | $137,000 | $202,000 | $641,000 |
| All ages 18+ | $30,500 | $45,700 | $75,100 | $120,000 | $175,000 | $641,000 |
What income is top 10% in Maryland?
An income of $157,000 or more put an adult in the top 10% of people with income in Maryland in 2024. Among full-time, year-round workers, the top 10% earned $175,000 or more.
What income is top 1% in Maryland?
About $407,000 or more put an adult in the top 1% of people with income in Maryland in 2024. The Census Bureau caps the very highest incomes in its public files to protect privacy, so treat the top 1% line as approximate.
What is a good income for my age in Maryland?
Compared with others your age, median income for people with income in Maryland is $51,800 at 25–34, $71,100 at 35–44, $76,100 at 45–54 and $66,000 at 55–64. Reaching the top 25% takes $81,200 at 25–34, $115,000 at 35–44, $130,000 at 45–54 and $120,000 at 55–64.
At what age do people earn the most in Maryland?
Full-time workers in Maryland earn the most at ages 45–54, with median earnings of $91,400 in 2024. Pay usually rises quickly through the 20s and 30s, then levels off.
How this income percentile calculator works
- Everyone with income: Total personal income before taxes: wages, self-employment, investments, Social Security, pensions and other sources, for people aged 18 and over with income above $0.
- Full-time workers: Earnings from work before taxes for full-time, year-round workers: usually 35 or more hours a week for 50 or more weeks of the year.
- Data: the US Census Bureau, 2024 American Community Survey 1-year Public Use Microdata Sample, weighted to represent every adult in Maryland.
- Your percentile is interpolated between the published 1st to 99th percentiles of your age group, so it is precise to within about a point. Groups built on few survey responses, mostly young full-time workers in small states, are flagged.