Post Doc Salary in Maryland

How much does a Post Doc make in Maryland?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Post Doc in Maryland is $65,896 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

However, a Post Doc's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $79,186
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $58,102 to $72,852
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $51,007

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Post Doc Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,852	$6,071	$1,401	$35
Average	$65,896	$5,491	$1,267	$32
25th Percentile	$58,102	$4,842	$1,117	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Post Doc Salaries

A Post Doc's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Post Doc Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Post Doc's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $65,138
Early Career (1-2 years): $65,355
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $68,064
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $71,111
Expert (over 8 years): $71,329

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Post Doc	$65,138
Intermediate Level Post Doc	$65,355
Senior Level Post Doc	$68,064
Specialist Level Post Doc	$71,111
Expert Level Post Doc	$71,329

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How Do Post Doc Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Post Docs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $70,759.
California: $70,491.
Massachusetts: $69,551.

District of Columbia $70,759 California $70,491 Massachusetts $69,551 Washington $69,296 New Jersey $69,270 Alaska $69,181 Connecticut $68,299 New York $67,941

Hawaii $66,797 Rhode Island $66,260 Maryland $65,896 Minnesota $65,397 Colorado $65,206 Illinois $65,142 Oregon $64,899 Delaware $64,720

New Hampshire $64,607 Virginia $64,356 Pennsylvania $63,621 Nevada $63,250 North Dakota $63,129 Michigan $62,937 Wisconsin $62,866 Vermont $62,726

Texas $62,336 Maine $62,310 Arizona $62,272 Ohio $62,227 Georgia $61,639 Indiana $61,345 Wyoming $61,288 Utah $61,198

Iowa $61,160 Kansas $60,853 Louisiana $60,764 North Carolina $60,732 Missouri $60,719 Florida $60,470 Montana $60,336 Nebraska $60,208

Kentucky $60,138 South Carolina $59,882 Tennessee $59,722 Idaho $59,658 New Mexico $59,192 Oklahoma $59,090 Alabama $58,712 South Dakota $58,080

Arkansas $57,735 West Virginia $57,549 Mississippi $56,993

Top Paying Cities for Post Docs

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Owings: $67,850
Riverdale: $70,277
College Park: $70,197

Owings, MD $67,850 Riverdale, MD $70,277 College Park, MD $70,197 Fort Washington, MD $70,151 Oxon Hill, MD $70,353 Suitland, MD $70,331 District Heights, MD $70,296 Temple Hills, MD $70,332

Deale, MD $67,536 Dunkirk, MD $68,250 Fort George G Meade, MD $66,684 Friendship, MD $67,750 Fulton, MD $67,571 Andrews Air Force Base, MD $70,093 Savage, MD $66,783 Shady Side, MD $67,003

Galesville, MD $67,298 Greenbelt, MD $69,953 Glenn Dale, MD $69,181 Upper Marlboro, MD $69,248 Harwood, MD $67,557 Highland, MD $67,509 West River, MD $67,570 Tracys Landing, MD $67,617

Hyattsville, MD $70,334 Jessup, MD $66,456 Bethesda, MD $70,355 Glen Echo, MD $70,342 Chevy Chase, MD $70,347 Cabin John, MD $70,327 Olney, MD $68,743 Brookeville, MD $67,460

Poolesville, MD $68,054 Barnesville, MD $67,107 Beallsville, MD $67,230 Boyds, MD $67,745 Dickerson, MD $67,153 Rockville, MD $69,553 Potomac, MD $69,753 Derwood, MD $68,815

Sandy Spring, MD $68,414 Ashton, MD $68,263 Brinklow, MD $67,756 Burtonsville, MD $68,549 Montgomery Village, MD $67,988 Kensington, MD $70,288 Garrett Park, MD $70,205 Suburb Maryland Fac, MD $69,654

Silver Spring, MD $70,247 Takoma Park, MD $70,339 Aberdeen, MD $64,429 Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD $64,416 Abingdon, MD $64,913 Gunpowder, MD $65,305 Arnold, MD $66,066 Baldwin, MD $65,183

Bel Air, MD $64,641 Belcamp, MD $64,735 Benson, MD $64,344 Boring, MD $64,487 Brooklandville, MD $65,817 Butler, MD $65,092 Chase, MD $65,606 Churchville, MD $64,157

Clarksville, MD $66,793 Cockeysville, MD $65,217 Hunt Valley, MD $65,491 Crownsville, MD $66,512 Darlington, MD $63,590 Davidsonville, MD $67,483 Dayton, MD $66,751 Edgewater, MD $66,865

Edgewood, MD $65,111 Ellicott City, MD $65,947 Columbia, MD $66,441 Fallston, MD $64,941 Finksburg, MD $64,963 Forest Hill, MD $64,288 Fork, MD $65,403 Fort Howard, MD $65,816

Freeland, MD $62,997 Gambrills, MD $66,764 Gibson Island, MD $65,852 Glen Arm, MD $65,644 Glen Burnie, MD $65,930 Glyndon, MD $65,299 Hampstead, MD $63,798 Elkridge, MD $66,002

Hanover, MD $66,040 Harmans, MD $66,037 Havre De Grace, MD $64,010 Hydes, MD $65,408 Jarrettsville, MD $64,075 Joppa, MD $65,276 Kingsville, MD $65,422 Lineboro, MD $62,836

Linthicum Heights, MD $65,940 Long Green, MD $65,537 Spencerville, MD $68,448 Clarksburg, MD $66,950 Damascus, MD $66,374 Germantown, MD $68,357 Annapolis, MD $66,576 Cumberland, MD $60,479

Accident, MD $60,378 Barton, MD $60,662 Bittinger, MD $60,548 Bloomington, MD $60,763 Corriganville, MD $60,094 Eckhart Mines, MD $60,427 Ellerslie, MD $60,171 Flintstone, MD $60,494

Friendsville, MD $60,361 Frostburg, MD $60,344 Grantsville, MD $60,347 Kitzmiller, MD $60,351 Lonaconing, MD $60,552 Luke, MD $60,768 Mc Henry, MD $60,384 Midland, MD $60,755

Midlothian, MD $60,352 Mount Savage, MD $60,076 Oakland, MD $60,209 Oldtown, MD $60,576 Pinto, MD $60,688 Rawlings, MD $60,707 Spring Gap, MD $60,650 Swanton, MD $60,503

Westernport, MD $60,765 Easton, MD $65,257 Barclay, MD $64,712 Bethlehem, MD $64,795 Betterton, MD $64,759 Bozman, MD $65,813 Cambridge, MD $64,798 Centreville, MD $65,324

Chester, MD $65,829 Chestertown, MD $65,062 Church Creek, MD $64,696 Church Hill, MD $64,975 Claiborne, MD $65,931 Cordova, MD $65,036 Crapo, MD $64,125 Crocheron, MD $63,663

Crumpton, MD $64,637 Denton, MD $64,696 East New Market, MD $64,540 Federalsburg, MD $64,527 Fishing Creek, MD $64,363 Galena, MD $64,463 Goldsboro, MD $64,572 Grasonville, MD $65,703

Greensboro, MD $64,584 Henderson, MD $64,643 Hillsboro, MD $65,082 Hurlock, MD $64,554 Ingleside, MD $64,763 Kennedyville, MD $64,578 Mcdaniel, MD $65,905 Madison, MD $65,199

Marydel, MD $64,465 Massey, MD $64,478 Millington, MD $64,570 Neavitt, MD $65,895 Newcomb, MD $65,441 Oxford, MD $65,117 Preston, MD $64,771 Price, MD $65,019

Queen Anne, MD $65,189 Queenstown, MD $65,560 Rhodesdale, MD $64,168 Ridgely, MD $64,839 Rock Hall, MD $65,459 Royal Oak, MD $65,319 Saint Michaels, MD $65,762 Secretary, MD $64,786

Sherwood, MD $66,297 Deal Island, MD $63,175 Eden, MD $63,300 Ewell, MD $62,978 Fruitland, MD $63,517 Girdletree, MD $62,834 Hebron, MD $63,458 Linkwood, MD $64,353

Manokin, MD $63,091 Mardela Springs, MD $63,686 Marion Station, MD $62,870 Nanticoke, MD $63,430 Newark, MD $63,166 Ocean City, MD $63,470 Parsonsburg, MD $63,343 Pittsville, MD $63,345

Pocomoke City, MD $62,951 Powellville, MD $63,313 Princess Anne, MD $63,254 Quantico, MD $63,333 Rehobeth, MD $62,851 Sharptown, MD $64,035 Showell, MD $63,343 Snow Hill, MD $63,119

Stockton, MD $62,741 Tyaskin, MD $63,272 Tylerton, MD $63,053 Upper Fairmount, MD $63,245 Vienna, MD $63,821 Westover, MD $63,091 Whaleyville, MD $63,310 Willards, MD $63,335

Delmar, MD $63,503 North East, MD $64,069 Perry Point, MD $63,976 Perryville, MD $63,952 Port Deposit, MD $63,794 Rising Sun, MD $63,585 Warwick, MD $64,449 Cecilton, MD $64,405

Charlestown, MD $64,060 Chesapeake City, MD $64,403 Childs, MD $64,317 Stevensville, MD $65,997 Colora, MD $63,529 Conowingo, MD $63,421 Earleville, MD $64,343 Elk Mills, MD $64,339

Elkton, MD $64,292 Georgetown, MD $64,391 Lutherville Timonium, MD $65,763 Abell, MD $65,108 Accokeek, MD $69,575 Aquasco, MD $67,853 Avenue, MD $65,213 Barstow, MD $67,044

Bel Alton, MD $67,375 Benedict, MD $67,330 Brandywine, MD $68,916 Broomes Island, MD $66,282 Bryans Road, MD $69,439 Bryantown, MD $68,184 Bushwood, MD $65,260 California, MD $65,204

Callaway, MD $64,749 Chaptico, MD $65,880 Charlotte Hall, MD $66,874 Cheltenham, MD $69,561 Clements, MD $65,880 Cobb Island, MD $65,289 Coltons Point, MD $64,982 Compton, MD $65,337

Dameron, MD $63,924 Dowell, MD $65,407 Drayden, MD $64,078 Faulkner, MD $67,015 Great Mills, MD $64,854 Helen, MD $66,496 Hollywood, MD $65,590 Hughesville, MD $67,729

Huntingtown, MD $67,451 Indian Head, MD $67,871 Ironsides, MD $67,597 Issue, MD $65,642 La Plata, MD $68,063 Leonardtown, MD $65,096 Lexington Park, MD $64,655 Loveville, MD $65,778

Lusby, MD $65,530 Marbury, MD $68,415 Mechanicsville, MD $66,482 Morganza, MD $66,094 Mount Victoria, MD $65,334 Nanjemoy, MD $66,802 Newburg, MD $66,132 Park Hall, MD $64,465

Patuxent River, MD $64,806 Piney Point, MD $64,177 Pomfret, MD $68,802 Port Republic, MD $66,643 Port Tobacco, MD $67,812 Prince Frederick, MD $67,048 Ridge, MD $63,641 Rock Point, MD $66,109

Saint Inigoes, MD $63,846 Saint Leonard, MD $66,321 Saint Marys City, MD $64,453 Scotland, MD $63,219 Solomons, MD $65,348 Sunderland, MD $67,585 Tall Timbers, MD $64,259 Valley Lee, MD $64,285

Welcome, MD $67,390 White Plains, MD $68,809 Southern Md Facility, MD $69,649 Annapolis Junction, MD $66,606 Lanham, MD $69,913 Beltsville, MD $69,813 Laurel, MD $68,292 Bladensburg, MD $70,323

Lothian, MD $68,253 Mount Rainier, MD $70,356 North Beach, MD $67,304 Bowie, MD $68,280 Brentwood, MD $70,351 Capitol Heights, MD $70,321 Chesapeake Beach, MD $67,270 Churchton, MD $67,286

Clinton, MD $69,925 Still Pond, MD $64,763 Sudlersville, MD $64,642 Taylors Island, MD $65,216 Templeville, MD $64,469 Tilghman, MD $66,148 Toddville, MD $63,810 Trappe, MD $64,837

Wingate, MD $64,060 Wittman, MD $65,930 Woolford, MD $64,947 Worton, MD $64,986 Wye Mills, MD $65,446 Frederick, MD $64,705 Adamstown, MD $66,050 Big Pool, MD $61,354

Boonsboro, MD $63,540 Braddock Heights, MD $64,673 Brownsville, MD $64,483 Brunswick, MD $65,080 Buckeystown, MD $65,558 Burkittsville, MD $64,588 Cascade, MD $62,962 Cavetown, MD $62,882

Chewsville, MD $62,979 Clear Spring, MD $62,137 Cooksville, MD $65,919 Emmitsburg, MD $63,171 Fairplay, MD $63,132 Funkstown, MD $63,125 Glenelg, MD $66,617 Glenwood, MD $66,291

Hagerstown, MD $62,806 Hancock, MD $61,052 Ijamsville, MD $65,888 Jefferson, MD $65,144 Keedysville, MD $63,741 Keymar, MD $63,709 Knoxville, MD $64,738 Ladiesburg, MD $63,939

Libertytown, MD $64,527 Lisbon, MD $65,928 Little Orleans, MD $60,714 Maugansville, MD $62,578 Middletown, MD $64,435 Monrovia, MD $65,744 Mount Airy, MD $65,349 Myersville, MD $63,598

New Market, MD $65,085 New Midway, MD $63,937 New Windsor, MD $64,515 Point Of Rocks, MD $65,925 Rocky Ridge, MD $63,512 Rohrersville, MD $64,176 Sabillasville, MD $63,047 Saint James, MD $63,141

Sharpsburg, MD $63,647 Smithsburg, MD $62,939 Sykesville, MD $65,518 Taneytown, MD $63,323 Thurmont, MD $63,584 Tuscarora, MD $66,177 Union Bridge, MD $64,253 Unionville, MD $64,564

Walkersville, MD $64,336 West Friendship, MD $66,064 Williamsport, MD $62,874 Woodbine, MD $65,921 Woodsboro, MD $64,030 Salisbury, MD $63,504 Allen, MD $63,417 Berlin, MD $63,350

Bishopville, MD $63,364 Bivalve, MD $63,597 Manchester, MD $63,031 Marriottsville, MD $65,780 Maryland Line, MD $62,836 Mayo, MD $66,717 Millersville, MD $66,173 Monkton, MD $64,616

Odenton, MD $66,842 Crofton, MD $67,224 Owings Mills, MD $65,649 Parkton, MD $63,625 Pasadena, MD $65,870 Perry Hall, MD $65,692 Perryman, MD $64,597 Phoenix, MD $65,346

Pylesville, MD $63,245 Randallstown, MD $65,751 Reisterstown, MD $65,494 Riderwood, MD $65,889 Riva, MD $66,973 Severn, MD $66,163 Severna Park, MD $66,073 Simpsonville, MD $66,718

Sparks Glencoe, MD $64,817 Crisfield, MD $63,024 Stevenson, MD $65,793 Dhs, MD $69,592 Waldorf, MD $68,770 Street, MD $63,534 Upperco, MD $64,433 Upper Falls, MD $65,486

Westminster, MD $64,435 Whiteford, MD $63,221 White Hall, MD $63,539 White Marsh, MD $65,631 Woodstock, MD $65,810 Baltimore, MD $65,896 Towson, MD $65,888 Gwynn Oak, MD $65,910

Pikesville, MD $65,863 Sparrows Point, MD $65,825 Middle River, MD $65,689 Essex, MD $65,844 Dundalk, MD $65,907 Brooklyn, MD $65,908 Curtis Bay, MD $65,921 Halethorpe, MD $65,916

Catonsville, MD $65,949 Parkville, MD $65,878 Nottingham, MD $65,811 Rosedale, MD $65,895 Windsor Mill, MD $65,875 Gaithersburg, MD $68,671 Washington Grove, MD $68,706

Post Doc Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Post Doc roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 20% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Healthcare, offers compensation 10% above the average. Conversely, Post Doc positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Post Doc as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Post Doc

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Healthcare	$72,485	$35.0	10%

Post Doc Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Post Doc's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$58,102

Average $65,896/year

$72,852

$4,842

Average $5,491/month

$6,071

$1,117

Average $1,267/week

$1,401

$28

Average $32/hour

$35

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$72,852	$6,071	$1,401	$35
Average	$65,896	$5,491	$1,267	$32
25th Percentile	$58,102	$4,842	$1,117	$28

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