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First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers Salary in Baltimore, MD

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area earn a median $82,690 a year — 4% more than the national median. After 2026 taxes, that is $63,438 take-home, or $5,287 a month.

Median salary
$82,690
$39.75 per hour
Typical range
$56,570 – $122,840
10th to 90th percentile
Jobs in Baltimore, MD
4,970
0.92× national concentration
▲2.5%
Pay trend: The median for first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers in Baltimore, MD rose from $80,710 (May 2024) to $82,690 (May 2025). That roughly kept pace with inflation (2.4%).

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First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers in Baltimore, MD
Deductions, kids & local tax

2026 tax year. Federal brackets from IRS Rev. Proc. 2025-32.

Your take-home pay
$63,438
per year · effective tax rate 23.3%
$5,287Monthly
$2,643Twice a month
$2,440Every 2 weeks
$30.50Hourly
  • Federal income tax$9,362
  • Social Security (6.2%)$5,127
  • Medicare (1.45%)$1,199
  • Maryland income tax$3,564
  • Take-home pay$63,438

Marginal rate: 22% federal + 4.75% state

Living in Baltimore City? City residents also pay Baltimore City’s city income tax — about $2,436 a year on this salary — which lowers take-home pay to $61,002 ($5,083 a month). Choose “Baltimore City” under City income tax in the calculator. Suburban residents usually don’t pay it.

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First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers pay by experience in Baltimore, MD

PercentileSalaryHourlyTake-home / yrPer month
10th percentile (entry level)$56,570$27.20$45,311$3,776
25th percentile$68,630$33.00$54,215$4,518
Median (50th)$82,690$39.75$63,438$5,287
75th percentile$102,040$49.06$76,132$6,344
90th percentile (top earners)$122,840$59.06$89,715$7,476

Wages: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Take-home: single filer, Maryland resident, 2026 tax rules.

What $82,690 buys in Baltimore, MD

Prices in Baltimore, MD are 4.5% higher than the U.S. average (housing costs are 1.18× the national average). Adjusted for local prices, a median first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers's $63,438 take-home pay has the buying power of $60,714 in a typical American city.

1-bedroom rent
$1,511
29% of monthly take-home
2-bedroom rent
$1,857
35% of monthly take-home
Left after 1-BR rent
$3,776
per month for everything else

Rents: HUD Fair Market Rents, FY2026 (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities). Price levels: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.

First-Line Supervisors of Mechanics, Installers, and Repairers jobs are about as common in Baltimore, MD as in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.92).

Best-paying cities for first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers, adjusted for cost of living

Baltimore, MD ranks #41 of 48 metro areas once taxes and local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedian salaryTake-homeReal value*
1Memphis, TN $77,780$63,548$68,940
2Tulsa, OK $78,720$61,213$68,613
3Cincinnati, OH $82,330$65,267$68,436
4San Jose, CA $104,070$75,241$68,139
5Oklahoma City, OK $79,060$61,437$67,955
6Milwaukee, WI $85,200$65,633$67,707
7Columbus, OH $80,800$64,233$67,282
8Seattle, WA $93,230$74,417$66,962
41Baltimore, MD$82,690$63,438$60,714

*Take-home pay divided by the BEA price level, so every city is measured in U.S.-average dollars. See all 48 metros →

About the job: first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers

Directly supervise and coordinate the activities of mechanics, installers, and repairers. May also advise customers on recommended services.

Typical education
High school diploma or equivalent
Work experience
Less than 5 years
On-the-job training
None
Job outlook, 2025–35
+4.1% (about average)

Source: BLS Standard Occupational Classification and Employment Projections, 2025–35.

Frequently asked questions

How much does a first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers make in Baltimore, MD?

The median first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers salary in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area is $82,690 a year, or about $39.75 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025). The middle half earn between $68,630 and $102,040.

What is a first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers’s take-home pay in Baltimore, MD?

On the median $82,690 salary, a single filer living in Maryland takes home about $63,438 a year ($5,287 a month) after federal tax, Social Security, Medicare and $3,564 in Maryland taxes in 2026.

Is Baltimore, MD a good place to work as a first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers?

Pay here is 4% above the national median of $79,860. Local prices are 4.5% above the U.S. average, so the take-home pay buys what $60,714 would in a typical U.S. city. Baltimore, MD ranks #41 of 48 metro areas for cost-of-living-adjusted pay in this job.

Can a first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers afford rent in Baltimore, MD?

HUD’s fair market rent for a one-bedroom in Baltimore, MD is $1,511 a month ($1,857 for two bedrooms) — 29% of a median first-line supervisors of mechanics, installers, and repairers’s monthly take-home pay. Financial planners usually suggest keeping rent under about 30%.

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