High paying construction jobs in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD

Every construction occupation below is ranked by its median annual wage in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD. Read the percentile range, not just the median: the gap between the 10th and 90th inside a single construction job is usually wider than the gap between two different ones, so where you land in a field matters more than which field you pick.

Cost of living: prices in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD run 4.5% above the national average (2024), so a Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD salary is worth about 0.96× its face value in national terms. That scales every wage here by the same factor — it changes what the numbers mean, not their order.

Local wage estimates are suppressed more often than state ones — BLS withholds any figure too few local employers report — so an occupation missing here simply has no published local estimate.

Wages: BLS OEWS, May 2025 · Cost of living: BEA regional price parities, 2024

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OccupationMedian, Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD · Employed

1First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers$77,690
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,470 – $117,0707,670
2Construction and Building Inspectors$73,840
High school diploma or equivalent
$56,250 – $109,9601,400
3Electricians$65,590
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,390 – $113,0906,930
4Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$63,200
High school diploma or equivalent
$45,220 – $102,6405,220
5Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and Wall$63,200
No formal educational credential
$41,890 – $83,700550
6Carpenters$62,380
High school diploma or equivalent
$42,840 – $85,4703,870
7Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators$60,740
High school diploma or equivalent
$47,370 – $77,7703,350
8Sheet Metal Workers$59,440
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,210 – $79,610820
9Glaziers$58,980
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,440 – $78,880690
10Brickmasons and Blockmasons$58,000
High school diploma or equivalent
$37,700 – $70,290580
11Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface Mining$56,470
High school diploma or equivalent
$41,600 – $75,660430
12Roofers$56,390
No formal educational credential
$44,000 – $81,660890
13Cement Masons and Concrete Finishers$51,950
No formal educational credential
$44,400 – $68,5901,390
14Drywall and Ceiling Tile Installers$48,680
No formal educational credential
$36,070 – $66,080470
15Painters, Construction and Maintenance$48,600
No formal educational credential
$39,970 – $80,5601,460
16Construction Laborers$46,460
No formal educational credential
$36,150 – $59,78010,520
17Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and Steamfitters$45,990
High school diploma or equivalent
$36,020 – $57,100430
18Solar Photovoltaic Installers$45,220
High school diploma or equivalent
$44,200 – $61,300490
19Helpers--Electricians$44,890
High school diploma or equivalent
$31,200 – $55,640430
20Helpers, Construction Trades, All Other$42,950
No formal educational credential
$36,140 – $59,090530

Bars run from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the middle half is shaded darker, and the tick is the median.

#	Occupation	MedianBaltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	10th–90th percentilemiddle half shaded darker	Employed
1	First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$77,690	$56,470 – $117,070	7,670
2	Construction and Building InspectorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$73,840	$56,250 – $109,960	1,400
3	ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$65,590	$45,390 – $113,090	6,930
4	Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$63,200	$45,220 – $102,640	5,220
5	Insulation Workers, Floor, Ceiling, and WallNo formal educational credential	$63,200	$41,890 – $83,700	550
6	CarpentersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$62,380	$42,840 – $85,470	3,870
7	Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment OperatorsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$60,740	$47,370 – $77,770	3,350
8	Sheet Metal WorkersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$59,440	$41,210 – $79,610	820
9	GlaziersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,980	$44,440 – $78,880	690
10	Brickmasons and BlockmasonsHigh school diploma or equivalent	$58,000	$37,700 – $70,290	580
11	Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators, Surface MiningHigh school diploma or equivalent	$56,470	$41,600 – $75,660	430
12	RoofersNo formal educational credential	$56,390	$44,000 – $81,660	890
13	Cement Masons and Concrete FinishersNo formal educational credential	$51,950	$44,400 – $68,590	1,390
14	Drywall and Ceiling Tile InstallersNo formal educational credential	$48,680	$36,070 – $66,080	470
15	Painters, Construction and MaintenanceNo formal educational credential	$48,600	$39,970 – $80,560	1,460
16	Construction LaborersNo formal educational credential	$46,460	$36,150 – $59,780	10,520
17	Helpers--Pipelayers, Plumbers, Pipefitters, and SteamfittersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,990	$36,020 – $57,100	430
18	Solar Photovoltaic InstallersHigh school diploma or equivalent	$45,220	$44,200 – $61,300	490
19	Helpers--ElectriciansHigh school diploma or equivalent	$44,890	$31,200 – $55,640	430
20	Helpers, Construction Trades, All OtherNo formal educational credential	$42,950	$36,140 – $59,090	530

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