Project Manager Salary in Maryland (2026)
The average Project Manager in Maryland earns around $115,000/year. After taxes, your estimated take-home is $85,087/year ($7,091/month).
Take-Home Pay Breakdown
| Category | Amount |
|---|---|
Annual Take-Home Pay | $85,087 |
Monthly Take-Home Pay | $7,091 |
Biweekly Take-Home Pay | $3,273 |
Hourly Take-Home Pay based on 2,080 hrs/year | $41/hr |
Federal Tax | $16,470 |
State Tax | $4,645 |
FICA Taxes | $8,798 |
Effective Tax Rate total taxes ÷ gross salary | 26.01% |
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Project Manager Salary Ranges in Maryland
Not all Project Managers earn the same — not even close
Maryland's project management market is anchored by the federal contractor cluster — Lockheed Martin HQ Bethesda (defense program management, F-35 + missile defense + Skunk Works classified), Booz Allen Hamilton (cleared federal PM), Northrop Grumman, SAIC, Leidos, plus NIH program management at the intramural research + extramural grant level. Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (Laurel, $1.4B+ federal contracts) plus Marriott International HQ Bethesda corporate PMO plus T. Rowe Price IT PM round out the picture. PMI National Capital Region Chapter is among the largest PMI chapters globally.
Director / Senior PM Director (Cleared)
$185,000–$285,000+ TC
Lockheed Martin senior PMO · cleared federal program director · TS/SCI program leadership
Senior Technical Program Manager (TPM)
$155,000–$235,000
Marriott digital TPM · T. Rowe Price platform TPM · Lockheed AI/ML TPM · cleared TPM
Senior Federal Program Manager
$135,000–$205,000
NIH grant program · Hopkins APL · Booz Allen · cleared federal PM · FAR/DFARS compliance
Senior IT Project Manager
$115,000–$175,000
Most common senior IC band · Marriott + T. Rowe + Lockheed + Constellation IT modernization
Senior Hospitality / Construction PM
$120,000–$185,000
Marriott property opening + renovation PM · global hospitality construction · senior IC
Senior Healthcare / Clinical PM
$130,000–$195,000
Hopkins clinical PM · UMMS enterprise · NIH Clinical Center protocol management · GCP premium
PM (Mid-Level, 4-7 yrs)
$92,000–$130,000
PMP-certified · functional PM at mid-cap MD firms · transition to senior PM band
Junior PM / Coordinator (0-3 yrs)
$62,000–$90,000
Hopkins + UMD + UMBC pipeline · pre-PMP certification phase
Engineering / Manufacturing PM
$115,000–$175,000
Lockheed Martin engineering · Northrop Grumman · McCormick supply-chain
PMI Senior Program Manager (Cleared)
$185,000–$285,000
PgMP-credentialed senior leadership · cleared multi-program portfolio · TS/SCI premium
Worth knowing: PMI National Capital Region Chapter (~9,000 active members across DC + MD + Northern VA) is the country's largest PMI chapter — substantially larger than peer regions. The Bethesda federal contractor cluster (Lockheed Martin HQ, Booz Allen Hamilton, Northrop Grumman, SAIC, Leidos, Mantech, plus NIH program management ecosystem) creates the deepest concentration of cleared federal PM talent in the country. Senior cleared PMs with TS/SCI plus polygraph routinely clear $185-285K TC. Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory (Laurel, ~8,500 employees, $1.4B+ federal contracts) anchors space exploration program management (Parker Solar Probe, DART asteroid deflection mission) plus classified defense + autonomous systems PM. Marriott International HQ Bethesda operates a substantial corporate PMO across global property management, brand integration, technology projects, and capital expansion. T. Rowe Price Baltimore IT PM organization supports massive trade processing + investor portal + advisor tools modernization. The MD combined effective rate at senior PM comp ($160K, Montgomery County 3.20% piggyback) is ~7.95%; above $500K with post-2024 BRA 6.25% bracket, ~9.45%. PMP + PgMP credentialing drives senior-PM wage steps at $8-15K each.
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