Highest-paying business jobs in Baltimore

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November 30, 2022
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Highest-paying business jobs in Baltimore

Stacker compiled a list of the highest paying business jobs in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD metro area using data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Jobs are ranked by 2021 annual mean wage. Jobs the BLS lists as "business and financial operations occupations" were included. Keep reading to discover the highest paying business jobs in your city.

#26. Tax preparers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $45,430
- #120 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 710

National
- Annual mean salary: $51,080
- Employment: 83,190
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Anchorage, AK ($81,880)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($79,470)
--- Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO ($73,170)

#25. Meeting, convention, and event planners

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $52,010
- #118 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 970

National
- Annual mean salary: $57,850
- Employment: 98,150
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($82,140)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($79,790)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($79,740)

#24. Credit counselors

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $55,150
- #29 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 270

National
- Annual mean salary: $50,430
- Employment: 31,230
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Durham-Chapel Hill, NC ($74,570)
--- Lincoln, NE ($69,990)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($66,410)

#23. Tax examiners and collectors, and revenue agents

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $56,460
- #100 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 470

National
- Annual mean salary: $63,200
- Employment: 52,270
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Stockton-Lodi, CA ($102,470)
--- Vallejo-Fairfield, CA ($99,710)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,850)

#22. Fundraisers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $65,280
- #59 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 780

National
- Annual mean salary: $64,870
- Employment: 82,080
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($91,460)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($86,070)
--- Salinas, CA ($83,760)

#21. Market research analysts and marketing specialists

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $67,930
- #107 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 4,810

National
- Annual mean salary: $76,080
- Employment: 727,540
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($119,180)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($108,370)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($99,510)

#20. Credit analysts

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $70,930
- #135 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 590

National
- Annual mean salary: $88,030
- Employment: 68,770
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($128,950)
--- Danbury, CT ($121,560)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($117,860)

#19. Insurance appraisers, auto damage

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $71,390
- #16 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: data not available

National
- Annual mean salary: $68,180
- Employment: 11,430
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Salt Lake City, UT ($89,810)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($86,970)
--- Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ($86,050)

#18. Cost estimators

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $73,220
- #101 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,300

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,740
- Employment: 208,950
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH ($104,660)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($99,450)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($98,550)

#17. Training and development specialists

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $73,750
- #44 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,540

National
- Annual mean salary: $67,620
- Employment: 336,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($111,580)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($94,720)
--- Decatur, AL ($94,650)

#16. Human resources specialists

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $76,070
- #25 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 6,460

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,720
- Employment: 740,830
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($102,590)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($95,460)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($91,400)

#15. Insurance underwriters

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $76,350
- #75 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 730

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,940
- Employment: 107,690
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($121,000)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($108,990)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($103,150)

#14. Compensation, benefits, and job analysis specialists

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $76,550
- #35 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 1,030

National
- Annual mean salary: $73,810
- Employment: 87,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,980)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($97,020)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($96,830)

#13. Compliance officers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $78,390
- #62 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,880

National
- Annual mean salary: $75,810
- Employment: 334,340
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($103,650)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($99,460)
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($96,030)

#12. Claims adjusters, examiners, and investigators

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $81,180
- #18 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,210

National
- Annual mean salary: $70,960
- Employment: 278,140
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Kennewick-Richland, WA ($104,350)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($95,200)
--- Salinas, CA ($90,800)

#11. Loan officers

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $82,220
- #113 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,570

National
- Annual mean salary: $80,570
- Employment: 340,170
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($111,830)
--- Bend-Redmond, OR ($106,290)
--- Wilmington, NC ($104,930)

#10. Accountants and auditors

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $82,740
- #46 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 12,670

National
- Annual mean salary: $83,980
- Employment: 1,318,550
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($112,830)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($109,330)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($107,540)

#9. Labor relations specialists

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $87,740
- #25 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 470

National
- Annual mean salary: $77,070
- Employment: 63,810
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Urban Honolulu, HI ($104,620)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($98,470)
--- Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA ($97,520)

#8. Financial risk specialists

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $89,130
- #66 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 490

National
- Annual mean salary: $110,610
- Employment: 54,320
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($146,590)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($141,890)
--- Sacramento--Roseville--Arden-Arcade, CA ($141,590)

#7. Budget analysts

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $92,240
- #19 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 970

National
- Annual mean salary: $84,240
- Employment: 47,440
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($114,670)
--- Iowa City, IA ($108,870)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($106,380)

#6. Project management specialists

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $95,670
- #69 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 14,200

National
- Annual mean salary: $98,420
- Employment: 743,860
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($133,950)
--- Birmingham-Hoover, AL ($130,250)
--- Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA ($125,330)

#5. Logisticians

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $97,350
- #5 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 2,780

National
- Annual mean salary: $79,230
- Employment: 189,320
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- California-Lexington Park, MD ($115,100)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($111,740)
--- Kokomo, IN ($101,310)

#4. Management analysts

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $109,000
- #24 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 7,010

National
- Annual mean salary: $100,530
- Employment: 768,450
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Dothan, AL ($135,020)
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($127,320)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($125,250)

#3. Financial and investment analysts

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $109,520
- #13 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,190

National
- Annual mean salary: $103,020
- Employment: 291,880
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT ($135,620)
--- New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA ($133,640)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($132,820)

#2. Financial examiners

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $110,030
- #9 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 280

National
- Annual mean salary: $96,180
- Employment: 60,750
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($128,280)
--- Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ($125,590)
--- San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($124,070)

#1. Personal financial advisors

Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD
- Annual mean salary: $127,790
- #69 highest pay among all metros
- Employment: 3,160

National
- Annual mean salary: $119,960
- Employment: 263,030
- Metros with highest average pay:
--- Barnstable Town, MA ($172,780)
--- San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA ($161,010)
--- East Stroudsburg, PA ($158,790)

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