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Registered Nurses Salary in Maryland

The median annual wage for registered nurses in Maryland is $99,790 ($47.98 per hour) +2.3% vs. the national median of $97,550. Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025 estimates.

Median annual wage
$99,790
Mean annual wage
$99,010
Median hourly wage
$47.98
Employment in MD
52,910

52,910 employed · 19.1 per 1,000 jobs

Wage percentiles in Maryland

Wage distribution for registered nurses in Maryland (OEWS May 2025).
PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$76,780$36.91
25th percentile$83,740$40.26
Median (50th)$99,790$47.98
75th percentile$107,340$51.61
90th percentile$124,790$59.99

What this salary is worth in Maryland

Cost-of-living adjusted salary
$95,075

Maryland prices are 105.0 vs. U.S. average = 100 (BEA RPP, 2024)

Median rent burden
20.5%

Median gross rent in Maryland: $1,705/mo (ACS 2020-2024). 30% of income = $2,495/mo

Est. affordable home price
$364,027

At 6.67% 30-yr rate (FRED, 2026-08), 20% down, 28% front-end DTI, 1.5%/yr taxes+insurance

For context, the median home value in Maryland is $419,900 (ACS 2020-2024).

Estimates from documented formulas — see methodology. Not financial advice.

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About this data

  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics — data period May 2025, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Regional Price Parities — data period 2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates — data period 2020-2024, retrieved August 13, 2026.
  • Federal Reserve Economic Data — data period 2026-08, retrieved August 13, 2026.

Figures are shown exactly as published by the source or derived by the documented formulas on our methodology page. Where a source suppresses an estimate, we show “—” rather than a substitute value.