How much do Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers make in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD?

Percentile spread

For Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers, the published 10th percentile is $39,450 and the 90th percentile is $60,780. The difference is $21,330, which is 47.0% 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 $44,610 to the 75th at $60,740, covers $16,130.

The mean annual wage is $49,700, which sits above the median of $45,400. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD median is 13.6% lower than the national median of $52,540 for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $43,450, which is 17.3% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 0.1% lower than the Maryland median of $45,430.

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 $45,400 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers at $43,450 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers. Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD ranks 9th of 9 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 $65,370 and employment of 110. That median is 44% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,036, against $43,450 here.
• Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is 76 miles away, with a median of $54,750 and employment of 40. That median is 20.6% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,499, against $43,450 here.
• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 77 miles away, with a median of $57,290 and employment of 340. That median is 26.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $55,863, against $43,450 here.