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Average Cashiers Salary in Maryland

Cashiers in Maryland earn a median annual salary of $34,390, which is +4.6% compared to the national median. There are 49,910 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Maryland (state).

$34,390
Maryland median annual wage
$17/hour median
+4.6%
Difference vs national median
National median is $32,880
49,910
Local employment
18.1 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.91
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$31,200
25th
$31,580
Median
$34,390
75th
$36,430
90th
$39,770

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Maryland, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
105.0%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$32,765
Goods: 102.5%
Services: 110.9%
Rents: 121.1%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
District of Columbia $38,880 Compare 6,060
Washington $38,720 Compare 61,050
California $37,100 Compare 336,110
Colorado $36,870 Compare 51,670
Hawaii $36,780 Compare 10,780
Alaska $36,130 Compare 5,810

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Maryland

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Radiologists $581,510 N/A
Emergency Medicine Physicians $451,620 0.95
Dermatologists $442,210 0.60
Anesthesiologists $418,010 N/A
Orthodontists $361,030 N/A
Cardiologists $337,230 N/A
Surgeons, All Other $328,700 1.16
Obstetricians And Gynecologists $306,310 0.43

Maryland has salary data for 737 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Radiologists.

Historical series

Trend for Cashiers in Maryland

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Cashiers are projected to change by -9.9% from 2024 to 2034, with 542,600 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.