Establishment counts and wages for 94 industries in Maryland (state), with each industry's national profit margin. Public-domain Census, BLS & IRS data.
| Industry | Establishments | Avg wkly wage | Net margin (nat'l) |
|---|
| Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 21,699 | $2,378 | 39.7% |
| Health Care & Social Assistance | 18,859 | $1,314 | 34.9% |
| Other Services (except Public Administration) | 14,680 | $1,125 | 18.9% |
| Construction (all) | 14,528 | $1,581 | 14.8% |
| Ambulatory Health Care Services | 13,071 | $1,528 | 36.3% |
| Accommodation & Food Services | 12,744 | $589 | 1.9% |
| Specialty Trade Contractors | 9,065 | $1,532 | 15.7% |
| Administrative & Support & Waste Services | 8,340 | $1,166 | 19.8% |
| Administrative & Support Services | 7,834 | $1,158 | 21.2% |
| Real Estate & Rental and Leasing | 7,450 | $1,621 | 24.3% |
| Finance & Insurance | 7,054 | $2,717 | 20.2% |
| Real Estate | 6,542 | $1,721 | 27.2% |
| Religious, Grantmaking, Civic & Professional Orgs | 5,839 | $1,493 | 40.7% |
| Computer Systems Design Services | 5,227 | $2,763 | 37.0% |
| Wholesale Trade | 4,890 | $1,944 | 8.5% |
| Construction of Buildings | 4,872 | $1,705 | 13.2% |
| Personal & Laundry Services | 4,837 | $751 | 24.4% |
| Food & Beverage Retailers | 3,822 | $671 | 4.3% |
| Full-Service Restaurants | 3,803 | $567 | 3.4% |
| Social Assistance | 3,681 | $842 | 36.7% |
| Legal Services | 3,046 | $2,187 | 43.8% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | 2,976 | $2,064 | 7.5% |
| Automotive Repair & Maintenance | 2,930 | $1,156 | 8.0% |
| Credit Intermediation & Related Activities | 2,722 | $2,209 | 18.3% |
| Information | 2,598 | $2,707 | 24.6% |
| Offices of Dentists | 2,561 | $1,329 | 27.1% |
| Accounting, Tax Prep & Bookkeeping Services | 2,476 | $1,908 | 40.7% |
| Arts, Entertainment & Recreation | 2,386 | $801 | 21.6% |
| Educational Services | 2,384 | $1,332 | 29.4% |
| Architectural, Engineering & Related Services | 2,327 | $2,217 | 31.9% |
| Offices of Real Estate Agents & Brokers | 2,264 | $1,917 | 35.0% |
| Clothing & Accessories Stores | 2,143 | — | -2.8% |
| Landscaping Services | 2,052 | $994 | 21.2% |
| Nursing & Residential Care Facilities | 2,038 | $957 | 14.9% |
| Truck Transportation | 2,016 | $1,227 | 10.1% |
| Plumbing, Heating & Air-Conditioning Contractors | 1,986 | $1,653 | 15.7% |
| Insurance Agencies & Brokerages | 1,855 | $2,100 | 36.1% |
| Other Professional, Scientific & Technical Services | 1,844 | $1,652 | 40.8% |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts & Investments | 1,799 | $4,425 | 14.1% |
| General Automotive Repair | 1,631 | $1,213 | 7.5% |
| Health & Personal Care Stores | 1,626 | — | 0.9% |
| Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers | 1,586 | $1,363 | 3.6% |
| Amusement, Gambling & Recreation | 1,529 | $546 | 6.2% |
| Miscellaneous Store Retailers | 1,516 | — | 7.5% |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Nondurable Goods | 1,511 | $1,539 | 6.6% |
| Child Day Care Services | 1,505 | $669 | 36.7% |
| Beauty Salons | 1,481 | $665 | 24.4% |
| Janitorial Services | 1,436 | $639 | 21.2% |
| Gasoline Stations | 1,388 | — | 2.0% |
| Building Material & Garden Equipment Dealers | 979 | $909 | 7.7% |
| Rental & Leasing Services | 824 | $1,298 | -9.2% |
| Accommodation | 814 | $916 | -13.0% |
| General Merchandise Stores | 786 | — | 3.4% |
| Furniture & Home Furnishings Stores | 771 | — | 0.3% |
| Performing Arts & Spectator Sports | 743 | $1,652 | 26.5% |
| Fitness & Recreational Sports Centers | 704 | $376 | 6.2% |
| Support Activities for Transportation | 680 | $1,316 | 9.2% |
| Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book & Music Stores | 632 | — | 5.2% |
| Specialized Design Services | 597 | $1,457 | 30.3% |
| Heavy & Civil Engineering Construction | 591 | $1,627 | 11.2% |
| Veterinary Services | 576 | $1,164 | — |
| Waste Management & Remediation Services | 506 | $1,290 | 7.8% |
| Publishing Industries | 450 | — | 18.2% |
| Data Processing, Hosting & Related Services | 448 | $3,662 | 23.7% |
| New Single-Family Housing Construction | 436 | $1,837 | 13.2% |
| Tax Preparation Services | 423 | $1,030 | 39.3% |
| Food Manufacturing | 400 | $1,185 | -1.2% |
| Fabricated Metal Product Mfg | 390 | $1,498 | 9.8% |
| Motion Picture & Sound Recording | 352 | $918 | 23.8% |
| Couriers & Messengers | 316 | $992 | 9.0% |
| Electronics & Appliance Stores | 312 | — | 5.5% |
| Warehousing & Storage | 307 | $922 | -7.2% |
| Printing & Related Support | 290 | $1,244 | -2.6% |
| Miscellaneous Manufacturing | 252 | $1,628 | 7.3% |
| Utilities | 242 | $2,906 | 9.6% |
| Other Information Services | 219 | $2,571 | 34.6% |
| Computer & Electronic Product Mfg | 169 | $2,695 | -0.2% |
| Nonmetallic Mineral Product Mfg | 168 | $1,537 | 14.4% |
| Chemical Manufacturing | 154 | $3,289 | 13.3% |
| Furniture & Related Product Mfg | 145 | $1,120 | 8.9% |
| Wood Product Manufacturing | 123 | $1,385 | 13.1% |
| Machinery Manufacturing | 118 | $1,838 | 16.7% |
| Transportation Equipment Mfg | 85 | $1,964 | 3.5% |
| Lessors of Nonfinancial Intangible Assets | 84 | $1,791 | 37.7% |
| Hospitals | 69 | $1,492 | 16.6% |
| Mining, Quarrying, and Oil & Gas Extraction | 64 | $1,590 | 15.0% |
| Electrical Equipment & Appliance Mfg | 51 | $1,764 | 9.3% |
| Mining (except Oil & Gas) | 48 | $1,612 | 5.4% |
| Funds, Trusts & Other Financial Vehicles | 44 | $3,669 | 40.1% |
| Water Transportation | 26 | $2,734 | -1.3% |
| Pipeline Transportation | 21 | $2,454 | -0.6% |
| Support Activities for Mining | 13 | $1,525 | 22.1% |
| Primary Metal Manufacturing | 13 | $1,764 | 16.2% |
| Oil & Gas Extraction | 3 | $1,539 | 12.0% |
Margin is national (owner-operator basis, IRS SOI); counts & wages are local. Wages shown at state level. See methodology.