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State profile · NCES F-33 FY2023

Teacher Salary in Maryland

Maryland's top-to-bottom district pay ratio (1.40x) ranks #46 of 47, lower-third dispersion. According to the NCES Common Core of Data finance survey, estimated teacher pay and per-pupil spending are available for every public school district in Maryland.

$84,383
Est. state avg salary

Well above benchmark

+20.1%
vs national
#10
National rank
24
Districts

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$84,383/year (est.)

Maryland's top-to-bottom district pay ratio (1.40x) ranks #46 of 47, lower-third dispersion. Estimated average teacher salary is $84,383, meaningfully above the national average of $70,245, ranking #10 of 49, across 23 public school districts with reliable data (NCES CCD F-33, FY2023).

  • Tight district pay band: Maryland's top-to-bottom district pay ratio (1.40x) ranks #46 of 47, lower-third dispersion.
  • upper third nationally (#10 of 49)
  • Maryland ranks #10 of 49 on the salary estimate and #15 of 49 on enrollment in the same reliable-district pool.
  • $27,653 spread between its highest- and lowest-paying districts
  • #46 of 47 states for pay dispersion (narrowest decile, 1.40x top/bottom ratio)
  • +20.1% vs the national average
  • +15.2% estimated-basis panel FY2019→FY2023 (balanced cohort, not the FTE average above)
  • #13 of 49 purchasing-power-adjusted (BEA RPP 104.6)

The distinguishing axis

How wide is the district pay spread in Maryland?

Calvert County Public Schools sits at $96,902 and Somerset County Public Schools at $69,249 among reliable-salary districts. That 1.40x top-to-bottom ratio ranks #46 of 47 comparable states, in the narrowest decile.

This describes the observed F-33 distribution, not why it exists. The comparison excludes service agencies and states with fewer than five reliable district estimates; see the dispersion method.

Maryland purchasing-power check on upper-third pay

Maryland's nominal average teacher salary ranks #10 of the 49 states and territories that report teacher salaries. Adjusted by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis's 2023 Regional Price Parity (104.6, US = 100, a relative state-level price-level index, not a district or metro cost-of-living figure), the estimate becomes $83,047, ranking #13 of 49 , 3 places lower than the nominal rank once relative price levels are factored in. This purchasing-power view is not published by NEA's teacher-pay rankings or the aggregator sites; it comes from combining our own F-33-derived salary estimate with BEA's public RPP series. See the full 51-state release for methodology and download. BEA Regional Price Parities · NCES CCD F-33

Maryland in the teacher-salary distribution

FY2023 estimated state averages from the same NCES-derived ranking

$84,383 Top 20% higher than 80% of 49 reporting states and territories

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Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey; state estimates derived from reported instructional-salary expenditure and teacher FTE · FY2023

Maryland's comparable salary trend

Same reporting-district cohort, FY2019-FY2023

FY2023 estimated average
$90,224 15.2212030498255% vs FY2019
24 districts held in the panel
$75,000$80,000$85,000$90,000$95,000 FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023 Maryland est. avg teacher salary, FY2019: $78,305Maryland est. avg teacher salary, FY2020: $80,459Maryland est. avg teacher salary, FY2021: $82,952Maryland est. avg teacher salary, FY2022: $86,650Maryland est. avg teacher salary, FY2023: $90,224 $78,305 $90,224 ▲ +15.2%
Read the chart as text
Period Maryland est. avg teacher salary
FY2019 $78,305
FY2020 $80,459
FY2021 $82,952
FY2022 $86,650
FY2023 $90,224

Highest-paying districts in Maryland

Estimated average teacher salary, enrolling districts (200+ students)

Est. avg salary

What this shows Calvert County Public Schools leads Maryland on the F-33 instructional-salary estimate. Service entities (CTCs, county offices) are excluded, their enrollment-based ratios are not reliable salary figures.

Source NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, FY2023 As of FY2023

Top 3 districts

1 $96,902

Calvert County Public Schools

Est. avg teacher salary
2 $93,213

Baltimore County Public Schools

Est. avg teacher salary
3 $92,759

Frederick County Public Schools

Est. avg teacher salary

Districts by Estimated Teacher Salary

District Est. Avg Salary Enrollment Per-Pupil Exp
Calvert County Public Schools $96,902 15,461 $16,893
Baltimore County Public Schools $93,213 111,082 $21,557
Frederick County Public Schools $92,759 46,899 $19,236
Harford County Public Schools $92,570 38,037 $19,343
Washington County Public Schools $91,658 22,297 $19,341
Anne Arundel County Public Schools $90,873 84,452 $21,297
Howard County Public Schools $90,857 57,676 $21,428
Dorchester County Public Schools $88,875 4,523 $22,834
Prince George's County Public Schools $88,440 131,133 $22,384
Queen Anne's County Public Schools $86,435 7,387 $18,689
Carroll County Public Schools $84,488 25,787 $17,537
Wicomico County Public Schools $84,230 14,900 $23,786
St. Mary's County Public Schools $81,865 17,493 $18,473
Worcester County Public Schools $81,428 6,841 $25,175
Garrett County Public Schools $80,911 3,500 $22,587
Montgomery County Public Schools $80,717 160,554 $22,879
Caroline County Public Schools $80,436 5,667 $18,664
Cecil County Public Schools $80,422 15,047 $17,995
Baltimore City Public Schools $80,352 75,995 $25,496
Charles County Public Schools $77,784 27,598 $18,885
Talbot County Public Schools $76,290 4,523 $17,226
Kent County Public Schools $70,042 1,751 $26,560
Somerset County Public Schools $69,249 2,773 $25,796

Specialized non-enrolling agencies (career/technical centers, county offices, service co-ops) are excluded from the salary ranking, their enrollment-based estimates are not reliable.

Lowest-Paying Districts in Maryland

District Est. Avg Salary Enrollment
Somerset County Public Schools $69,249 2,773
Kent County Public Schools $70,042 1,751
Talbot County Public Schools $76,290 4,523
Charles County Public Schools $77,784 27,598
Baltimore City Public Schools $80,352 75,995
Cecil County Public Schools $80,422 15,047
Caroline County Public Schools $80,436 5,667
Montgomery County Public Schools $80,717 160,554
Garrett County Public Schools $80,911 3,500
Worcester County Public Schools $81,428 6,841

Among enrolling districts (200+ students) with a reliable estimate; service entities excluded, see methodology.

Nationwide peers near Maryland's large K-12 scale

Two nationwide peer sets for Maryland: closest on estimated average teacher salary ($84,383 here) and closest on total student enrollment (889,557 here). Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not geographic containment.

Similar estimated salary

Nearest other states by unweighted district-mean teacher pay (F-33 derived, ≥5 districts with reliable estimates).

Similar enrollment

Nearest other states by NCES-reported K-12 enrollment. Salary peers above are excluded.

Compare Nearby-Ranked States

New Hampshire
$87,877
Rank #7
Connecticut
$86,015
Rank #8
Massachusetts
$84,560
Rank #9
Pennsylvania
$82,070
Rank #11

Data: NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey + Staff Universe Survey, FY2023. Salary figures divide instructional expenditure (variable Z33) by each district's reported teacher FTE, or an estimated FTE for the small minority with no reported figure. Not individual salary data. Read our methodology.

Maryland teacher salary FAQ

What is the average teacher salary in Maryland?

Across 23 Maryland public school districts with reliable data, the average teacher salary is $84,383 (NCES CCD F-33 reported teacher salaries divided by CCD Staff Universe Survey teacher headcounts, FY2023). It is a district-level mean derived from finance filings, so it will not match a contract-salary survey exactly, read it as a relative comparison.

Which Maryland school district pays teachers the most?

Calvert County Public Schools reports the highest average teacher salary in Maryland at $96,902, while Somerset County Public Schools sits at the lower end at $69,249.

How does Maryland teacher pay compare to the national average?

Maryland's average of $84,383 is meaningfully above the national average of $70,245 (+20.1%), ranking #10 of the 49 jurisdictions with a reliable district estimate.

How many school districts are in Maryland?

Maryland has 24 public school districts in the NCES CCD F-33 Finance Survey, together serving 889,557 students.

How much do teachers make in Maryland?

District-average teacher pay in Maryland sits in a comparatively narrow band, from $69,249 in Somerset County Public Schools to $96,902 in Calvert County Public Schools. With that little district-to-district spread the statewide figure is a reasonable guide to what most districts pay. These are district-wide averages from NCES CCD F-33 (FY2023), not individual salaries or pay-scale steps.

Can teachers earn $100,000 in Maryland?

No Maryland district with reliable data reports an estimated average teacher salary at or above $100,000; the state's highest is Calvert County Public Schools at $96,902. This is a district-wide average, not an individual salary, step, or years-of-experience figure.

How does Maryland rank after adjusting for cost of living?

Within the separate enrollment-weighted state comparison, BEA's 2023 Regional Price Parity (104.6, US=100) adjusts Maryland's nominal estimate of $86,869 from #10 to $83,047 and #13. The headline uses an unweighted district mean, so this does not replace it. Neither measure is take-home pay, taxes, or district/metro cost of living.

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Disclaimer & data sources

Data sourced from official public datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainTeacher for Maryland