How much do Food Service Managers make in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

Percentile spread

For Food Service Managers, the published 10th percentile is $49,300 and the 90th percentile is $107,840. The difference is $58,540, which is 87.0% 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 $64,430 to the 75th at $81,180, covers $16,750.

The mean annual wage is $76,110, which sits above the median of $67,320. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD median is 3% lower than the national median of $69,390 for Food Service Managers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $64,429, which is 7.1% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 7.6% lower than the Maryland median of $72,850.

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 $67,320 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Food Service Managers at $64,429 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

33 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Food Service Managers. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ranks 11th of 34 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).).

• York-Hanover, PA is 44 miles away, with a median of $64,050 and employment of 350. That median is 4.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,719, against $64,429 here.
• Gettysburg, PA is 53 miles away, with a median of $61,600 and employment of 90. That median is 8.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $64,584, against $64,429 here.
• Lancaster, PA is 53 miles away, with a median of $63,990 and employment of 420. That median is 4.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $65,125, against $64,429 here.