Nurse Salary in Maryland

How much does a Nurse make in Maryland?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Nurse in Maryland is $89,146 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $105,033
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $83,214 to $97,462
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $77,813

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Nurse Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$97,462	$8,122	$1,874	$47
Average	$89,146	$7,429	$1,714	$43
25th Percentile	$83,214	$6,934	$1,600	$40

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Key Factors That Influence Nurse Salaries

A Nurse'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 Do Nurse 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 Nurses. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $95,725.
California: $95,362.
Massachusetts: $94,091.

District of Columbia $95,725 California $95,362 Massachusetts $94,091 Washington $93,745 New Jersey $93,711 Alaska $93,590 Connecticut $92,397 New York $91,913

Hawaii $90,365 Rhode Island $89,639 Maryland $89,146 Minnesota $88,472 Colorado $88,212 Illinois $88,126 Oregon $87,797 Delaware $87,555

New Hampshire $87,403 Virginia $87,062 Pennsylvania $86,068 Nevada $85,567 North Dakota $85,402 Michigan $85,143 Wisconsin $85,048 Vermont $84,858

Texas $84,330 Maine $84,296 Arizona $84,244 Ohio $84,183 Georgia $83,388 Indiana $82,990 Wyoming $82,912 Utah $82,791

Iowa $82,739 Kansas $82,324 Louisiana $82,203 North Carolina $82,160 Missouri $82,143 Florida $81,806 Montana $81,624 Nebraska $81,451

Kentucky $81,356 South Carolina $81,010 Tennessee $80,794 Idaho $80,708 New Mexico $80,077 Oklahoma $79,938 Alabama $79,428 South Dakota $78,572

Arkansas $78,105 West Virginia $77,855 Mississippi $77,102

Top Paying Cities for Nurses

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: $91,790
Riverdale: $95,073
College Park: $94,964

Owings, MD $91,790 Riverdale, MD $95,073 College Park, MD $94,964 Fort Washington, MD $94,902 Oxon Hill, MD $95,176 Suitland, MD $95,146 District Heights, MD $95,098 Temple Hills, MD $95,148

Deale, MD $91,364 Dunkirk, MD $92,331 Fort George G Meade, MD $90,213 Friendship, MD $91,655 Fulton, MD $91,412 Andrews Air Force Base, MD $94,824 Savage, MD $90,347 Shady Side, MD $90,643

Galesville, MD $91,043 Greenbelt, MD $94,635 Glenn Dale, MD $93,590 Upper Marlboro, MD $93,681 Harwood, MD $91,393 Highland, MD $91,329 West River, MD $91,410 Tracys Landing, MD $91,475

Hyattsville, MD $95,150 Jessup, MD $89,903 Bethesda, MD $95,178 Glen Echo, MD $95,161 Chevy Chase, MD $95,168 Cabin John, MD $95,141 Olney, MD $92,998 Brookeville, MD $91,262

Poolesville, MD $92,066 Barnesville, MD $90,784 Beallsville, MD $90,951 Boyds, MD $91,647 Dickerson, MD $90,847 Rockville, MD $94,093 Potomac, MD $94,364 Derwood, MD $93,095

Sandy Spring, MD $92,552 Ashton, MD $92,348 Brinklow, MD $91,663 Burtonsville, MD $92,736 Montgomery Village, MD $91,977 Kensington, MD $95,088 Garrett Park, MD $94,976 Suburb Maryland Fac, MD $94,230

Silver Spring, MD $95,033 Takoma Park, MD $95,157 Aberdeen, MD $87,162 Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD $87,144 Abingdon, MD $87,817 Gunpowder, MD $88,346 Arnold, MD $89,376 Baldwin, MD $88,181

Bel Air, MD $87,448 Belcamp, MD $87,575 Benson, MD $87,047 Boring, MD $87,240 Brooklandville, MD $89,040 Butler, MD $88,059 Chase, MD $88,754 Churchville, MD $86,794

Clarksville, MD $90,360 Cockeysville, MD $88,228 Hunt Valley, MD $88,598 Crownsville, MD $89,980 Darlington, MD $86,027 Davidsonville, MD $91,293 Dayton, MD $90,303 Edgewater, MD $90,457

Edgewood, MD $88,084 Ellicott City, MD $89,215 Columbia, MD $89,883 Fallston, MD $87,854 Finksburg, MD $87,885 Forest Hill, MD $86,972 Fork, MD $88,479 Fort Howard, MD $89,038

Freeland, MD $85,224 Gambrills, MD $90,320 Gibson Island, MD $89,087 Glen Arm, MD $88,805 Glen Burnie, MD $89,193 Glyndon, MD $88,339 Hampstead, MD $86,308 Elkridge, MD $89,290

Hanover, MD $89,341 Harmans, MD $89,337 Havre De Grace, MD $86,595 Hydes, MD $88,486 Jarrettsville, MD $86,683 Joppa, MD $88,308 Kingsville, MD $88,504 Lineboro, MD $85,007

Linthicum Heights, MD $89,206 Long Green, MD $88,660 Spencerville, MD $92,598 Clarksburg, MD $90,572 Damascus, MD $89,793 Germantown, MD $92,476 Annapolis, MD $90,067 Cumberland, MD $81,818

Accident, MD $81,681 Barton, MD $82,065 Bittinger, MD $81,911 Bloomington, MD $82,203 Corriganville, MD $81,297 Eckhart Mines, MD $81,748 Ellerslie, MD $81,401 Flintstone, MD $81,838

Friendsville, MD $81,658 Frostburg, MD $81,635 Grantsville, MD $81,639 Kitzmiller, MD $81,645 Lonaconing, MD $81,917 Luke, MD $82,209 Mc Henry, MD $81,689 Midland, MD $82,191

Midlothian, MD $81,647 Mount Savage, MD $81,273 Oakland, MD $81,452 Oldtown, MD $81,949 Pinto, MD $82,101 Rawlings, MD $82,126 Spring Gap, MD $82,049 Swanton, MD $81,850

Westernport, MD $82,205 Easton, MD $88,281 Barclay, MD $87,544 Bethlehem, MD $87,656 Betterton, MD $87,609 Bozman, MD $89,034 Cambridge, MD $87,661 Centreville, MD $88,373

Chester, MD $89,055 Chestertown, MD $88,019 Church Creek, MD $87,522 Church Hill, MD $87,900 Claiborne, MD $89,193 Cordova, MD $87,982 Crapo, MD $86,751 Crocheron, MD $86,125

Crumpton, MD $87,444 Denton, MD $87,523 East New Market, MD $87,311 Federalsburg, MD $87,294 Fishing Creek, MD $87,073 Galena, MD $87,208 Goldsboro, MD $87,355 Grasonville, MD $88,886

Greensboro, MD $87,371 Henderson, MD $87,451 Hillsboro, MD $88,045 Hurlock, MD $87,331 Ingleside, MD $87,614 Kennedyville, MD $87,363 Mcdaniel, MD $89,158 Madison, MD $88,204

Marydel, MD $87,211 Massey, MD $87,228 Millington, MD $87,352 Neavitt, MD $89,145 Newcomb, MD $88,530 Oxford, MD $88,093 Preston, MD $87,624 Price, MD $87,960

Queen Anne, MD $88,190 Queenstown, MD $88,692 Rhodesdale, MD $86,808 Ridgely, MD $87,716 Rock Hall, MD $88,555 Royal Oak, MD $88,366 Saint Michaels, MD $88,965 Secretary, MD $87,644

Sherwood, MD $89,689 Deal Island, MD $85,465 Eden, MD $85,634 Ewell, MD $85,199 Fruitland, MD $85,928 Girdletree, MD $85,004 Hebron, MD $85,848 Linkwood, MD $87,059

Manokin, MD $85,352 Mardela Springs, MD $86,156 Marion Station, MD $85,052 Nanticoke, MD $85,810 Newark, MD $85,452 Ocean City, MD $85,864 Parsonsburg, MD $85,692 Pittsville, MD $85,695

Pocomoke City, MD $85,163 Powellville, MD $85,651 Princess Anne, MD $85,573 Quantico, MD $85,679 Rehobeth, MD $85,027 Sharptown, MD $86,629 Showell, MD $85,693 Snow Hill, MD $85,389

Stockton, MD $84,878 Tyaskin, MD $85,596 Tylerton, MD $85,300 Upper Fairmount, MD $85,561 Vienna, MD $86,340 Westover, MD $85,351 Whaleyville, MD $85,648 Willards, MD $85,682

Delmar, MD $85,909 North East, MD $86,675 Perry Point, MD $86,549 Perryville, MD $86,517 Port Deposit, MD $86,303 Rising Sun, MD $86,020 Warwick, MD $87,189 Cecilton, MD $87,129

Charlestown, MD $86,663 Chesapeake City, MD $87,127 Childs, MD $87,010 Stevensville, MD $89,283 Colora, MD $85,944 Conowingo, MD $85,798 Earleville, MD $87,046 Elk Mills, MD $87,040

Elkton, MD $86,977 Georgetown, MD $87,111 Lutherville Timonium, MD $88,966 Abell, MD $88,081 Accokeek, MD $94,123 Aquasco, MD $91,794 Avenue, MD $88,222 Barstow, MD $90,699

Bel Alton, MD $91,147 Benedict, MD $91,086 Brandywine, MD $93,232 Broomes Island, MD $89,669 Bryans Road, MD $93,940 Bryantown, MD $92,241 Bushwood, MD $88,286 California, MD $88,210

Callaway, MD $87,595 Chaptico, MD $89,124 Charlotte Hall, MD $90,469 Cheltenham, MD $94,104 Clements, MD $89,125 Cobb Island, MD $88,325 Coltons Point, MD $87,910 Compton, MD $88,389

Dameron, MD $86,479 Dowell, MD $88,485 Drayden, MD $86,686 Faulkner, MD $90,661 Great Mills, MD $87,737 Helen, MD $89,958 Hollywood, MD $88,732 Hughesville, MD $91,626

Huntingtown, MD $91,249 Indian Head, MD $91,817 Ironsides, MD $91,447 Issue, MD $88,803 La Plata, MD $92,078 Leonardtown, MD $88,063 Lexington Park, MD $87,468 Loveville, MD $88,987

Lusby, MD $88,651 Marbury, MD $92,554 Mechanicsville, MD $89,940 Morganza, MD $89,414 Mount Victoria, MD $88,386 Nanjemoy, MD $90,372 Newburg, MD $89,466 Park Hall, MD $87,211

Patuxent River, MD $87,672 Piney Point, MD $86,821 Pomfret, MD $93,078 Port Republic, MD $90,157 Port Tobacco, MD $91,738 Prince Frederick, MD $90,705 Ridge, MD $86,096 Rock Point, MD $89,434

Saint Inigoes, MD $86,372 Saint Leonard, MD $89,722 Saint Marys City, MD $87,194 Scotland, MD $85,525 Solomons, MD $88,405 Sunderland, MD $91,431 Tall Timbers, MD $86,932 Valley Lee, MD $86,966

Welcome, MD $91,167 White Plains, MD $93,087 Southern Md Facility, MD $94,224 Annapolis Junction, MD $90,107 Lanham, MD $94,581 Beltsville, MD $94,446 Laurel, MD $92,387 Bladensburg, MD $95,135

Lothian, MD $92,334 Mount Rainier, MD $95,180 North Beach, MD $91,051 Bowie, MD $92,372 Brentwood, MD $95,174 Capitol Heights, MD $95,132 Chesapeake Beach, MD $91,005 Churchton, MD $91,026

Clinton, MD $94,596 Still Pond, MD $87,614 Sudlersville, MD $87,450 Taylors Island, MD $88,227 Templeville, MD $87,216 Tilghman, MD $89,487 Toddville, MD $86,324 Trappe, MD $87,714

Wingate, MD $86,662 Wittman, MD $89,193 Woolford, MD $87,863 Worton, MD $87,915 Wye Mills, MD $88,538 Frederick, MD $87,535 Adamstown, MD $89,355 Big Pool, MD $83,002

Boonsboro, MD $85,959 Braddock Heights, MD $87,491 Brownsville, MD $87,235 Brunswick, MD $88,042 Buckeystown, MD $88,689 Burkittsville, MD $87,376 Cascade, MD $85,177 Cavetown, MD $85,069

Chewsville, MD $85,200 Clear Spring, MD $84,061 Cooksville, MD $89,178 Emmitsburg, MD $85,460 Fairplay, MD $85,407 Funkstown, MD $85,398 Glenelg, MD $90,122 Glenwood, MD $89,680

Hagerstown, MD $84,966 Hancock, MD $82,593 Ijamsville, MD $89,136 Jefferson, MD $88,129 Keedysville, MD $86,231 Keymar, MD $86,188 Knoxville, MD $87,579 Ladiesburg, MD $86,499

Libertytown, MD $87,295 Lisbon, MD $89,189 Little Orleans, MD $82,136 Maugansville, MD $84,657 Middletown, MD $87,170 Monrovia, MD $88,940 Mount Airy, MD $88,407 Myersville, MD $86,037

New Market, MD $88,049 New Midway, MD $86,496 New Windsor, MD $87,278 Point Of Rocks, MD $89,186 Rocky Ridge, MD $85,921 Rohrersville, MD $86,819 Sabillasville, MD $85,292 Saint James, MD $85,420

Sharpsburg, MD $86,103 Smithsburg, MD $85,146 Sykesville, MD $88,635 Taneytown, MD $85,665 Thurmont, MD $86,018 Tuscarora, MD $89,526 Union Bridge, MD $86,924 Unionville, MD $87,344

Walkersville, MD $87,035 West Friendship, MD $89,373 Williamsport, MD $85,058 Woodbine, MD $89,180 Woodsboro, MD $86,621 Salisbury, MD $85,910 Allen, MD $85,792 Berlin, MD $85,701

Bishopville, MD $85,721 Bivalve, MD $86,036 Manchester, MD $85,270 Marriottsville, MD $88,989 Maryland Line, MD $85,007 Mayo, MD $90,257 Millersville, MD $89,521 Monkton, MD $87,415

Odenton, MD $90,426 Crofton, MD $90,943 Owings Mills, MD $88,812 Parkton, MD $86,074 Pasadena, MD $89,111 Perry Hall, MD $88,870 Perryman, MD $87,389 Phoenix, MD $88,402

Pylesville, MD $85,561 Randallstown, MD $88,950 Reisterstown, MD $88,602 Riderwood, MD $89,137 Riva, MD $90,603 Severn, MD $89,507 Severna Park, MD $89,386 Simpsonville, MD $90,258

Sparks Glencoe, MD $87,687 Crisfield, MD $85,261 Stevenson, MD $89,008 Dhs, MD $94,147 Waldorf, MD $93,034 Street, MD $85,950 Upperco, MD $87,167 Upper Falls, MD $88,592

Westminster, MD $87,170 Whiteford, MD $85,527 White Hall, MD $85,958 White Marsh, MD $88,788 Woodstock, MD $89,030 Baltimore, MD $89,146 Towson, MD $89,136 Gwynn Oak, MD $89,165

Pikesville, MD $89,102 Sparrows Point, MD $89,050 Middle River, MD $88,866 Essex, MD $89,076 Dundalk, MD $89,161 Brooklyn, MD $89,162 Curtis Bay, MD $89,180 Halethorpe, MD $89,174

Catonsville, MD $89,218 Parkville, MD $89,122 Nottingham, MD $89,031 Rosedale, MD $89,145 Windsor Mill, MD $89,117 Gaithersburg, MD $92,900 Washington Grove, MD $92,948

Nurse Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Nurse roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 35% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Software & Networking and Biotechnology sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 15% above the average. In contrast, Nurse positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Nurse as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for a Nurse

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Software & Networking	$102,518	$49.0	15%
Biotechnology	$100,289	$48.0	12%
Energy & Utilities	$95,832	$46.0	7%
Insurance	$93,603	$45.0	5%

Nurse Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Nurse'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

$83,214

Average $89,146/year

$97,462

$6,934

Average $7,429/month

$8,122

$1,600

Average $1,714/week

$1,874

$40

Average $43/hour

$47

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$97,462	$8,122	$1,874	$47
Average	$89,146	$7,429	$1,714	$43
25th Percentile	$83,214	$6,934	$1,600	$40

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