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Nov 06 2020

Average Registered Nurse Salary in Maryland

Registered Nurses in the state of Maryland earn an average salary of $77,910 per year (or $37.46 per hour) as of May 2019, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 80% of Maryland RNs earn between $55,400 and $102,490.

On average, RNs in Maryland earn about about the same as the national average salary for nurses, at $77,460 (or $37.24 per hour).

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Among other factors, the cost of living in a given region can impact what nurses tend to earn working in those areas. With a Cost of Living Index of 128.1 in Q3 2020, Maryland nurses face prices for things like food, housing, and transportation that are much higher when compared to other states. When adjusted for this higher cost of living, Maryland’s nursing salaries don’t quite meet the national average.

StateAvg. RN SalaryAvg. RN Salary (adjusted for COL)
Maryland$77,910$60,820
Nationwide$77,460-

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RN salary across Maryland cities

Maryland nursing salaries vary quite a bit across the state. Many of the areas where nurses are paid the highest are regions that overlap with nearby states, such as the Washington D.C. area (average RN salary of $83,370) and the Philadelphia metro area (average RN salary of $77,640). Meanwhile, in Maryland’s most populous city, Baltimore, nurses can expect to earn slightly above the national average, at around $78,700 annually.

Metro AreaRNs EmployedAvg. RN Salary
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV43,450$83,370
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD32,020$78,700
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD71,120$77,640
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV2,490$73,440
Salisbury, MD-DE3,810$72,960
Cumberland, MD-WV1,300$71,610
Maryland nonmetropolitan area1,240$67,720

RN salary vs similar healthcare professions in Maryland

At $77,910 average annual salary, Registered Nurses in Maryland tend to earn a fair amount less than some other types of healthcare workers in the state. Across all these professions, “Healthcare Practitioners and Technical Occupations” workers in Maryland earn an average salary of $89,590, according to the BLS.

Here’s how a sample of these other types of healthcare professions compare to RN salaries in this state:

Profession# Employed in MDAvg. Salary
Registered Nurses53,150$77,910
LPNs / LVNs9,690$55,020
Pharmacy Technicians7,640$35,350
Dental Hygienists4,010$86,940
Physical Therapists4,540$89,890
Nurse Practitioners3,680$111,800

Job outlook for Registered Nurses in Maryland

There are over 50,000 Registered Nurses in the state of Maryland. Yet, these jobs are still projected to increase by at least 21% from 2018 to 2028 – an increase of more than 10,000 new RNs in the state in the coming years.

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Written by Incredible Health Staff · Category: Salary

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