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Baltimore city · Maryland · United States

What trades pay in Baltimore city

This is what each kind of business actually pays in Baltimore city. The numbers come from the payroll that employers report to the government by law, not from salaries people type into a website.

$1,206 Median weekly pay across these 37 trades. $2,781 — $519.

Weekly pay, highest to lowest

TradePer week vs 2023
Offices of lawyersNAICS 541110 · 400 businesses · 4,330 employees$2,781$144,611 a year+4.0%up
Real estate agents and brokersNAICS 531210 · 224 businesses · 851 employees$2,498$129,883 a year+0.7%up
Offices of physiciansNAICS 621111 · 256 businesses · 8,971 employees$2,364$122,916 a year+0.8%up
Engineering servicesNAICS 541330 · 106 businesses · 2,611 employees$2,182$113,464 a year+2.6%up
Tax preparation servicesNAICS 541213 · 50 businesses · 113 employees$1,655$86,034 a year+2.2%up
Plumbing, electrical and HVAC contractorsgroupNAICS 2382 · 158 businesses · 3,637 employees$1,630$84,768 a year+2.9%up
Highway, street and bridge constructiongroupNAICS 2373 · 14 businesses · 634 employees$1,616$84,036 a year+8.3%up
Other specialty trade contractorsgroupNAICS 2389 · 87 businesses · 663 employees$1,519$78,998 a year+7.3%up
Foundation, structure and building exteriorgroupNAICS 2381 · 70 businesses · 777 employees$1,442$74,975 a year+6.6%up
Automotive body and paintNAICS 811121 · 32 businesses · 310 employees$1,393$72,430 a year+6.7%up
Solid waste collectionNAICS 562111 · 17 businesses · 381 employees$1,390$72,304 a year+2.3%up
Machine shopsNAICS 332710 · 12 businesses · 160 employees$1,330$69,172 a year+1.2%up
Residential building constructiongroupNAICS 2361 · 226 businesses · 1,025 employees$1,279$66,530 a year-11.9%down
Building finishing: painting, carpentry, flooringgroupNAICS 2383 · 98 businesses · 854 employees$1,268$65,960 a year+2.3%up
Offices of dentistsNAICS 621210 · 104 businesses · 973 employees$1,268$65,921 a year+5.8%up
Long-distance truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484121 · 38 businesses · 213 employees$1,266$65,824 a year-14.0%down
Local truck driving (general freight)NAICS 484110 · 84 businesses · 772 employees$1,238$64,390 a year-0.5%flat
General automotive repairNAICS 811111 · 106 businesses · 336 employees$1,213$63,088 a year-0.5%flat
Specialized freight trucking, long-distanceNAICS 484230 · 11 businesses · 94 employees$1,206$62,715 a year-5.3%down
Physical and occupational therapyNAICS 621340 · 73 businesses · 988 employees$1,188$61,800 a year+2.2%up
Taxi and ride serviceNAICS 485310 · 5 businesses · 30 employees$1,142$59,388 a year+2.2%up
Nursing care facilitiesNAICS 623110 · 51 businesses · 3,333 employees$1,064$55,339 a year+3.2%up
Home health care servicesNAICS 621610 · 94 businesses · 3,031 employees$999$51,957 a year-4.6%down
Landscaping servicesNAICS 561730 · 67 businesses · 343 employees$753$39,136 a year+2.4%up
Automotive oil change and lubricationNAICS 811191 · 4 businesses · 33 employees$730$37,958 a year+2.2%up
Security guards and patrolNAICS 561612 · 43 businesses · 3,591 employees$723$37,611 a year+3.6%up
Beauty salonsNAICS 812112 · 92 businesses · 345 employees$712$37,010 a year+5.5%up
Barber shopsNAICS 812111 · 20 businesses · 60 employees$702$36,509 a year+3.1%up
Janitorial servicesNAICS 561720 · 123 businesses · 2,818 employees$699$36,323 a year+2.9%up
Other services to buildingsNAICS 561790 · 16 businesses · 138 employees$675$35,086 a year-31.1%down
Supermarkets and grocery storesNAICS 445110 · 167 businesses · 2,929 employees$662$34,446 a year+3.3%up
Child day care servicesNAICS 624410 · 114 businesses · 1,076 employees$650$33,826 a year+1.9%up
CaterersNAICS 722320 · 44 businesses · 486 employees$640$33,288 a year+1.4%up
Full-service restaurantsNAICS 722511 · 428 businesses · 7,548 employees$637$33,138 a year0.0%flat
Limited-service restaurantsNAICS 722513 · 633 businesses · 5,687 employees$549$28,568 a year+5.2%up
Snack and coffee shopsNAICS 722515 · 121 businesses · 948 employees$543$28,222 a year+12.9%up
Nail salonsNAICS 812113 · 29 businesses · 105 employees$519$26,972 a year+3.6%up

What this number is, and what it is not

It is the average of the entire payroll of that kind of business, split across everyone on it: the helper who started yesterday, the twenty-year veteran, and the person running the office. An experienced worker earns more than the average for their line; someone starting out, less.

Rows marked group are groups because the government does not publish plumbing, electrical and HVAC separately at the county level. We would rather say so than invent the breakdown.

Trades where the government hides the pay — because there are few employers and you could tell who we mean — are left out instead of shown as zero.

How the county is doing

Businesses48,964
Employees1,139,696
Annual payroll$85 M
Net movement of people−7,078People per year, arrivals minus departures.

Where people move

The counties that take in the most people from Baltimore city. Same trade, different pay.

Other counties in Maryland

The same trades, priced differently a county over.

For the business owner

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What is the average weekly pay in Baltimore city?
Across the 37 trades on this page, the middle one pays $1,206 a week. The highest pays $2,781 and the lowest $519.
Where do these numbers come from?
From the payroll that employers in Baltimore city report to the government by law for unemployment insurance, published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics for 2024. They are not salaries people report about themselves.
Why is my trade not listed?
The government hides the pay for a trade when a county has few employers in it, because the figure would point at a specific business. We leave those out rather than show a zero.