How much do Artists and Related Workers, All Other make in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

Percentile spread

For Artists and Related Workers, All Other, the published 10th percentile is $66,050 and the 90th percentile is $152,730. The difference is $86,680, which is 65.4% 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 $111,530 to the 75th at $144,680, covers $33,150.

The mean annual wage is $121,300, which sits below the median of $132,620. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD median is 86.2% higher than the national median of $71,240 for Artists and Related Workers, All Other. In 2024 national prices the local median is $126,925, which is 78.2% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.1% higher than the Maryland median of $128,610.

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 $132,620 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Artists and Related Workers, All Other at $126,925 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Artists and Related Workers, All Other. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ranks 1st of 3 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 $125,050 and employment of 1,410. That median is 5.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $114,847, against $126,925 here.
• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 77 miles away, with a median of $96,530. That median is 27.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $94,126, against $126,925 here.

Employment share

Artists and Related Workers, All Other accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD (100 of 1,356,680). Nationally the occupation is 0.00% of employment (6,930 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.65 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.