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Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products Salary in Baltimore, MD

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area earn a median $73,080 a year — 1% more than the national median. After 2026 taxes, that is $57,134 take-home, or $4,761 a month.

Median salary
$73,080
$35.13 per hour
Typical range
$45,100 – $131,410
10th to 90th percentile
Jobs in Baltimore, MD
3,970
0.37× national concentration
▼4.0%
Pay trend: The median for sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products in Baltimore, MD fell from $76,130 (May 2024) to $73,080 (May 2025). That trailed inflation (2.4%), so buying power slipped about 6.4%.

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Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products in Baltimore, MD
Deductions, kids & local tax

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

Your take-home pay
$57,134
per year · effective tax rate 21.8%
$4,761Monthly
$2,381Twice a month
$2,197Every 2 weeks
$27.47Hourly
  • Federal income tax$7,248
  • Social Security (6.2%)$4,531
  • Medicare (1.45%)$1,060
  • Maryland income tax$3,108
  • Take-home pay$57,134

Marginal rate: 22% federal + 4.75% state

Living in Baltimore City? City residents also pay Baltimore City’s city income tax — about $2,129 a year on this salary — which lowers take-home pay to $55,005 ($4,584 a month). Choose “Baltimore City” under City income tax in the calculator. Suburban residents usually don’t pay it.

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Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products pay by experience in Baltimore, MD

PercentileSalaryHourlyTake-home / yrPer month
10th percentile (entry level)$45,100$21.68$36,639$3,053
25th percentile$57,460$27.63$45,983$3,832
Median (50th)$73,080$35.13$57,134$4,761
75th percentile$95,090$45.72$71,573$5,964
90th percentile (top earners)$131,410$63.18$95,144$7,929

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

What $73,080 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 sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products's $57,134 take-home pay has the buying power of $54,681 in a typical American city.

1-bedroom rent
$1,511
32% of monthly take-home
2-bedroom rent
$1,857
39% of monthly take-home
Left after 1-BR rent
$3,250
per month for everything else

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

Sales Representatives, Wholesale and Manufacturing, Except Technical and Scientific Products jobs are less concentrated in Baltimore, MD than nationally (location quotient 0.37), so openings may be scarcer.

Best-paying cities for sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products, adjusted for cost of living

Baltimore, MD ranks #53 of 83 metro areas once taxes and local prices are taken into account.

#Metro areaMedian salaryTake-homeReal value*
1San Jose, CA $103,670$75,002$67,923
2Elkhart, IN $75,220$59,558$65,937
3Cleveland, OH $76,020$61,002$64,949
4Akron, OH $74,990$60,306$64,588
5Cincinnati, OH $75,950$60,955$63,914
6Austin, TX $74,310$61,107$62,312
7Syracuse, NY $77,090$59,497$62,143
8Greensboro, NC $72,630$57,536$61,957
53Baltimore, MD$73,080$57,134$54,681

*Take-home pay divided by the BEA price level, so every city is measured in U.S.-average dollars. See all 83 metros →

About the job: sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products

Sell goods for wholesalers or manufacturers to businesses or groups of individuals. Work requires substantial knowledge of items sold.

Typical education
High school diploma or equivalent
Work experience
None required
On-the-job training
Moderate-term on-the-job training
Job outlook, 2025–35
-0.9% (slower than average)

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

Frequently asked questions

How much does a sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products make in Baltimore, MD?

The median sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products salary in the Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area is $73,080 a year, or about $35.13 an hour, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2025). The middle half earn between $57,460 and $95,090.

What is a sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products’s take-home pay in Baltimore, MD?

On the median $73,080 salary, a single filer living in Maryland takes home about $57,134 a year ($4,761 a month) after federal tax, Social Security, Medicare and $3,108 in Maryland taxes in 2026.

Is Baltimore, MD a good place to work as a sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products?

Pay here is 1% above the national median of $72,080. Local prices are 4.5% above the U.S. average, so the take-home pay buys what $54,681 would in a typical U.S. city. Baltimore, MD ranks #53 of 83 metro areas for cost-of-living-adjusted pay in this job.

Can a sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products 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) — 32% of a median sales representatives, wholesale and manufacturing, except technical and scientific products’s monthly take-home pay. Financial planners usually suggest keeping rent under about 30%.

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