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Caregiver Pay in Maryland
What caregivers earn in Maryland — the typical wage, the realistic pay bands, and how the state's metros compare.
Headline numbers
Typical hourly pay
$18.29/hras of May 2025
the median caregiver wage in Maryland
vs the national market
+6.3%as of May 2025
above the national typical wage of $17.21/hr
Caregivers employed
46,560as of May 2025
home health & personal care aides in Maryland
The pay bands
Entry-level
$15.16/hr
1 in 10 earn less than this
Lower band
$17.06/hr
a quarter of caregivers earn less
Typical
$18.29/hr
the middle of the market
Upper band
$20.74/hr
a quarter of caregivers earn more
Top-of-market
$22.54/hr
1 in 10 earn more than this
Metro by metro
| Lexington Park, MD | $19.26/hr | $17.37/hr – $21.46/hr | 430 |
| Salisbury, MD | $18.06/hr | $16.99/hr – $19.54/hr | 1,010 |
| Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $18.00/hr | $16.49/hr – $18.71/hr | 1,710 |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV | $15.68/hr | $14.29/hr – $17.76/hr | 1,880 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $18.10/hr | $16.96/hr – $20.16/hr | 26,880 |
What Maryland agencies are advertising right now
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
HomecareHQ analysis$18.00/hrtypical advertised payas of Sep 2026
most ads: $16.50/hr – $20.00/hr
from the 49 of 83 agency ads that disclosed pay · Aug 12 – Sep 11, 2026Benefits mentioned · % of 83 agency ads
- Flexible schedule65.1%
- 401(k)43.4%
- Mileage31.3%
- Paid training26.5%
- Daily pay20.5%
- Dental18.1%
- Health insurance18.1%
- Paid time off16.9%
+5 more benefits tracked
Hiring incentives
Sign-on bonus 1.2%Referral bonus 28.9%
83 agency job ads found this window — a read on hiring demand · 39.3% of ads are part-time roles
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