SOC 23-1022 · Legal Occupations · May 2025

How much do Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators make in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is $49,110. The 10th percentile is $48,400 and the 90th percentile is $117,200. Employment is 60.

Median annual wage

$49,110

10th percentile
$48,400
25th percentile
$49,110
Median
$49,110
75th percentile
$90,850
90th percentile
$117,200
Mean
$71,700

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators, the published 10th percentile is $48,400 and the 90th percentile is $117,200. The difference is $68,800, which is 140.1% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $49,110 to the 75th at $90,850, covers $41,740.

The mean annual wage is $71,700, which sits above the median of $49,110. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD median is 35% lower than the national median of $75,530 for Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators. In 2024 national prices the local median is $47,001, which is 37.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 16.6% lower than the Maryland median of $58,890.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 104.487, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,110 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators at $47,001 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ranks 6th of 6 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 60 miles away, with a median of $109,920 and employment of 190. That median is 123.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $100,951, against $47,001 here.
  • Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 77 miles away, with a median of $74,520 and employment of 140. That median is 51.7% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,664, against $47,001 here.
  • Richmond, VA is 139 miles away, with a median of $81,790 and employment of 40. That median is 66.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $83,580, against $47,001 here.

Employment share

Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators accounts for 0.00% of wage-and-salary employment in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (60 of 1,356,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (9,210 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.75 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators make in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is $49,110. The 10th percentile is $48,400 and the 90th percentile is $117,200. Employment is 60.

How does that compare with the national median for Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators?

The local median is 35% lower than the national median of $75,530.

What is Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators pay in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD is 104.487, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $49,110 is $47,001. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD compare with nearby metros for Arbitrators, Mediators, and Conciliators?

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 60 miles away, at $109,920. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ranks 6th of 6 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.